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transcendental
[ tran-sen-den-tl, -suhn- ]
adjective
- transcendent, surpassing, or superior.
- being beyond ordinary or common experience, thought, or belief; supernatural.
- abstract or metaphysical.
- idealistic, lofty, or extravagant.
- Philosophy.
- beyond the contingent and accidental in human experience, but not beyond all human knowledge. Compare transcendent ( def 4b ).
- pertaining to certain theories, etc., explaining what is objective as the contribution of the mind.
- Kantianism. of, pertaining to, based upon, or concerned with a priori elements in experience, which condition human knowledge. Compare transcendent ( def 4b ).
noun
- Mathematics. transcendental number.
- transcendentals, Scholasticism. categories that have universal application, as being, one, true, good.
transcendental
/ ˌٰæԲɛˈɛԳə /
adjective
- transcendent, superior, or surpassing
- in the philosophy of Kant
- (of a judgment or logical deduction) being both synthetic and a priori
- of or relating to knowledge of the presuppositions of thought
- philosophy beyond our experience of phenomena, although not beyond potential knowledge
- theol surpassing the natural plane of reality or knowledge; supernatural or mystical
Derived Forms
- ˌٰԲԻˈٲٲ, noun
- ˌٰԲˈԳٲ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ٰȴ··ٲi·ٲ noun
- ٰȴ·t· adverb
- ܲt··t adjective
- ܲt··t·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of transcendental1
Example Sentences
Many people report leaving their bodies and other transcendental experiences after near-fatal accidents.
There’s always a ghost in the machine, no matter what a corporation wants to present their product as a transcendental object.
Lynch seemed to have found some measure of his trademark transcendental calmness by 1987, when he attended his second Oscars for “Blue Velvet.”
Those who have tried it also often report transcendental experiences where they understood the connectivity of all things, experience visions, or encounter God.
When I took my first transcendental meditation class in the spring of 2017, I closed my eyes and saw a distorted face surfacing toward me from the abyss.
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