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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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 • Dec. 17, 2025
“Summertime” has endured because it holds emotional resonance for us all: Who cannot identify with comfort, hope and transcendence?
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
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.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
This transcendence is one of the film’s greatest gifts, a chance to practice serenity and patience when there is little of either.
From Salon • May 2, 2025
We have a higher self, a capacity for transcendence.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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