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   transcendent

   /trɑːnˈsɛnd(ə)nt/

   adjective

   • 1. beyond or above the range of normal or physical human experience: "the search for a transcendent level of knowledge"
   • ▪ surpassing the ordinary; exceptional: "her transcendent beauty" Similar superiorsupremeconsummatepredominantpre-eminentascendantparamountsuperlativeuniqueunsurpassedincomparableunrivalledunequalledunparalleledmatchlesspeerlesssecond to noneexcellentexcellinggreatmagnificentOpposite averagemediocre
   • ▪ (of God) existing apart from and not subject to the limitations of the material universe. Similar supernaturalpreternaturaltranscendentalother-worldlysuperhumanmysticalmysticspiritualdivineheavenlyexaltedsublimeetherealnuminoustransmundaneineffableOpposite mundane
   • 2. (in scholastic philosophy) higher than or not included in any of Aristotle's ten categories.
   • ▪ (in Kantian philosophy) not realizable in experience.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin transcendent- ‘climbing over’, from the verb transcendere (see transcend).

   Derivatives

   • 1. transcendently adverb

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › transcendentTranscendent Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of TRANSCENDENT is exceeding usual limits : surpassing. How to use transcendent in a sentence. Did you know?

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   TRANSCENDENT definition: 1. greater, better, more important, or going past or above all others: 2. greater, better, more…. Learn more.

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   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.

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   Something that is transcendent goes beyond normal limits or boundaries, because it is more significant than them.

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   TRANSCENDENT meaning: 1. greater, better, more important, or going past or above all others: 2. greater, better, more…. Learn more.

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   Definition of transcendent adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Transcendent describes something so excellent that it's beyond the range of human understanding. Transcendent shares the prefix trans, meaning "across," with many familiar words such as transport ("carry across"), transcontinental ( across a continent"), and transparent ("allowing light to shine across").

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   1. Surpassing others; preeminent or supreme. 2. Lying beyond the ordinary range of perception: "fails to achieve a transcendent significance in suffering and squalor" (National Review). 3. Philosophy. a. Transcending the Aristotelian categories. b. In Kant's theory of knowledge, being beyond the limits of experience and hence unknowable. 4.

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    : the quality or state of being transcendent. Synonyms. distinction. dominance. eminence. noteworthiness. paramountcy. preeminence. preponderance. preponderancy. prepotency. prestigiousness. primacy. superiority. supremacy. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of transcendence in a Sentence.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTRANSCEND | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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    to go beyond or rise above a limit, or be greater than something ordinary: The group makes music that transcends traditional pop categories. (Definition of transcend from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of transcend.