transcendence

Sometimes tran·scend·en·cy

[tran-sen-duhns]

noun

1. the quality or state of being transcendent.

Other Word Forms

• self-transcendence noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of transcendence¹

From the Medieval Latin word trānscendentia, dating back to 1595–1605. See transcendent, -ence

Example Sentences

His involvement grew serious after her death from cancer in 1972, and in “The Snow Leopard” his customarily graceful observations of nature shimmer with mystical meditations on grief, transcendence and enlightenment.

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Gray’s piece will also be in dialogue with this room, calling to it from another time and place — asking viewers to turn their gaze to history, slavery, transcendence, salvation, power and so much more.

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In “Gethsemane,” the path of suffering becomes clear, and Erivo’s transcendence was all the more worshipped by the audience for being painfully achieved.

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This transcendence is one of the film’s greatest gifts, a chance to practice serenity and patience when there is little of either.

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This is not wisdom but an acceptance of human nature that can lead to a transcendence from materialism.

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