Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

self-transcendence

American  
[self-tran-send-uhns] / ˈsɛlf trænˈsɛnd əns /

noun

  1. the act or capacity to transcend one's current abilities, level of consciousness, understanding, etc.


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Nevertheless, treatments that promote greater self-transcendence and mindfulness have also been shown to contribute to improvements in all aspects of health, including physical, mental, social and spiritual well-being.

From Science Daily Apr. 1, 2024

It belongs to the valuable category of activities that combine sustained self-embodiment with blissful self-transcendence.

From New York Times Nov. 5, 2022

Escape no longer happens through self-transcendence; instead, it’s by seaplanes and speedboats.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2022

This informational lens is the crux of transhumanism—its scientific convictions and confidence in prospects for humanity’s technological self-transcendence into posthumanity.

From Slate Mar. 22, 2022

In this way, however, romantic art becomes art which transcends itself, carrying on this process of self-transcendence within its own artistic sphere and artistic form.

From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 07 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes by Various

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training