transcendence
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- self-transcendence noun
Etymology
Origin of transcendence
From the Medieval Latin word trānscendentia, dating back to 1595–1605. See transcendent, -ence
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“Maybe they’re not churchgoers, so they have this sense of community and transcendence, where that song touches them on this level, which takes them somewhere else,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times
The song can’t be made by any one member — it can only come from the spontaneous transcendence of the group.
From Los Angeles Times
“Summertime” has endured because it holds emotional resonance for us all: Who cannot identify with comfort, hope and transcendence?
The series, now in its second season on Fox Nation, is the filmmaker’s effort to find relevance for everyday existence in human stories of sacrifice, heroism and faith that led to spiritual transcendence.
Instead it helps bring home the horror movie’s big theme about the transcendence of art for oppressed people, including “music so true it can pierce the veil between life and death.”
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