overpass
noun
a road, pedestrian walkway, railroad, bridge, etc., crossing over some barrier, as another road or walkway.
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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Each has overpassed all the boundaries of race.
From Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology by James Freeman Clarke