transcendent
Americanadjective
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going beyond ordinary limits; surpassing; exceeding.
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superior or supreme.
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Theology. (of the Deity) transcending the universe, time, etc.
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Philosophy.
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Scholasticism. above all possible modes of the infinite.
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Kantianism. transcending experience; not realizable in human experience.
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(in modern realism) referred to, but beyond, direct apprehension; outside consciousness.
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noun
adjective
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exceeding or surpassing in degree or excellence
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(in the philosophy of Kant) beyond or before experience; a priori
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(of a concept) falling outside a given set of categories
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beyond consciousness or direct apprehension
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theol (of God) having continuous existence outside the created world
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free from the limitations inherent in matter
noun
Other Word Forms
- supertranscendent adjective
- supertranscendently adverb
- supertranscendentness noun
- transcendence noun
- transcendently adverb
- transcendentness noun
- untranscendent adjective
Etymology
Origin of transcendent
1575–85; < Latin trānscendent- (stem of trānscendēns ), present participle of trānscendere. See transcend, -ent
Example Sentences
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They established a republic acknowledging transcendent moral law as the foundation of human law.
From Los Angeles Times
“She would litigate those moments until they felt true to her, and then they were so transcendent when she did them,” Foley says.
From Los Angeles Times
By contrast, Bienvenu conceived of Arco’s elevated platform world as a transcendent Eden.
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By the end of the play, the tumultuous human drama behind creative brilliance emerges in poignant, transcendent glory.
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Yet from that divided debut emerged one transcendent constant: a lullaby called “Summertime.”
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