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transcendent
[ tran-sen-duhnt ]
adjective
- going beyond ordinary limits; surpassing; exceeding.
- superior or supreme.
- Theology. (of the Deity) transcending the universe, time, etc. Compare immanent ( def 3 ).
- Philosophy.
- Scholasticism. above all possible modes of the infinite.
- Kantianism. transcending experience; not realizable in human experience. Compare transcendental ( defs 5a, 5c ).
- (in modern realism) referred to, but beyond, direct apprehension; outside consciousness.
noun
transcendent
/ ٰæˈɛԻəԳ /
adjective
- exceeding or surpassing in degree or excellence
- (in the philosophy of Kant) beyond or before experience; a priori
- (of a concept) falling outside a given set of categories
- beyond consciousness or direct apprehension
- theol (of God) having continuous existence outside the created world
- free from the limitations inherent in matter
noun
- philosophy a transcendent thing
Derived Forms
- ٰˈԻԳٲԱ, noun
- ٰˈԻԳٱ, adverb
- ٰˈԻԳ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ٰ·ԻIJԳ· adverb
- ٰ·ԻIJԳ·Ա noun
- p·ٰ·ԻIJԳ adjective
- super·ٰ·ԻIJԳ· adverb
- super·ٰ·ԻIJԳ·Ա noun
- ܲt·ԻIJԳ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of transcendent1
Example Sentences
His call for a “poor church” also put him at odds with those inside the Vatican who prized the church’s splendor and finery as symbols of its transcendent nature.
But then something miraculous happened, “Rose’s Turn,” the show’s shattering finale, and the path McDonald had been forging as Rose all along suddenly became transcendently clear.
We Americans often consider ourselves transcendent of such dark elements, triumphant over them and even innocent of them.
Catholic bishops Monday, warning that the forceful removal of immigrants affronted the "infinite and transcendent dignity" accorded to all human beings and would "end badly."
There was a time when Fania Records was the most transcendent label in Latin music — hailed as the Motown of salsa.
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