transcendent

[ tran-sen-duhnt ]

/ trænˈsɛn dənt /

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adjective

going beyond ordinary limits; surpassing; exceeding.

superior or supreme.

Theology. (of the Deity) transcending the universe, time, etc.Compare immanent (def. 3).

Philosophy.

Scholasticism. above all possible modes of the infinite.
Kantianism. transcending experience; not realizable in human experience.Compare transcendental (defs. 5a, c).
(in modern realism) referred to, but beyond, direct apprehension; outside consciousness.

noun Mathematics.

a transcendental function.

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Origin of transcendent

1575–85; <Latin trānscendent- (stem of trānscendēns), present participle of trānscendere.See transcend, -ent

OTHER WORDS FROM transcendent

tran·scend·ent·ly, adverbtran·scend·ent·ness, nounsu·per·tran·scend·ent, adjectivesu·per·tran·scend·ent·ly, adverb

su·per·tran·scend·ent·ness, nounun·tran·scend·ent, adjective

Words nearby transcendent

Transcaucasian, transceiver, transcellular fluid, transcend, transcendence, transcendent, transcendental, transcendental aesthetic, transcendental analytic, transcendental argument, transcendental dialectic

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How to use transcendent in a sentence

Rutgers University climate scientist Robert Kopp tells Axios that the pandemic and the Texas disaster have shown us that the competence of public institutions is a predictor of the "severity" of transcendent disasters.
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We share with those other beings not the mysterious, transcendent essence of vitalism, but the highly improbable fact of being alive.
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Meditating in a room with no distractions whatsoever is a transcendent experience, and I urge you to try it out if you can.
How to make the most of meditation with science|Jessica Boddy|January 1, 2021|Popular-Science
In their Fiesta Bowl matchup last December, it was clear that Fields also possessed transcendent ability.
Trevor Lawrence and Justin Fields will rekindle their reluctant rivalry in CFP semifinal|Jerry Brewer|January 1, 2021|Washington Post

It is art because it takes what seems invisible or disposable and renders it visible and transcendent.
Why art matters at the end of the world|Constance Grady|September 25, 2020|Vox
A Europe which is no longer open to the transcendent dimension of life is a Europe which risks slowly losing its own soul.
Pope’s Blistering Attack on ‘Haggard’ Europe|Nico Hines|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We should play the role and realize that we are transcendent of it, and playing into it.
Joseph Campbell on the Roots of Halloween|Joseph Campbell|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But on a deeper, more transcendent level, Grenier is indeed on intimate terms with all these figures and their writing.
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While he was in a coma for seven days, his consciousness entered a series of transcendent realms.
Eben Alexander Has a GPS for Heaven|Patricia Pearson|October 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Scientists believe this is the basis of transcendent states of consciousness.
Drums Aren’t Just for Music: They’re Therapy, Too|Dale Eisinger|July 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They admit that a Feejee cannibal has just the same "mighty and transcendent soul" that they themselves have.
Gospel Philosophy|J. H. Ward
Some minds are incapable of any activity; others have acquired transcendent faculties.
Urania|Camille Flammarion
His very simplicity of style is a proof of his transcendent art, even as it is the evidence of his severity of taste.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I|John Lord
His services to the state were transcendent, but his supremest mission was to preserve the Hebrew nation.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume II|John Lord
Looking upon us, they are blind or of transcendent vision, as you will: the same in issue––so what matter?
The Cruise of the Shining Light|Norman Duncan

British Dictionary definitions for transcendent

transcendent

/ (trænˈsɛndənt) /

adjective

exceeding or surpassing in degree or excellence

(in the philosophy of Kant) beyond or before experience; a priori
(of a concept) falling outside a given set of categories
beyond consciousness or direct apprehension

theol (of God) having continuous existence outside the created world

free from the limitations inherent in matter

noun

philosophy a transcendent thing

Derived forms of transcendent

transcendence or transcendency, nountranscendently, adverbtranscendentness, noun

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