transeunt

American

[tran-see-uhnt] / ˈtræn si ənt /

adjective

Philosophy.

(of a mental act) producing an effect outside of the mind.

transeunt British

/ ˈtrænsɪənt /

adjective

philosophy (of a mental act) causing effects outside the mind Compare immanent

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Etymology

Origin of transeunt

First recorded in 1615–25; from Latin trānseunt-, stem of trānsiēns “going across”; transient

Example Sentences

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In the words of one of his enemies, writing to Saint Bernard: Libri ejus transeunt maria, transvolant Alpes: "His books are wafted across the seas, and fly over the Alps."

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Non enim transeunt invicem nisi quæ in materia communicant.

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"Peregrinantes, qui, qua transeunt, nullum sui vestigium relinquunt;" they are as travelers who do nothing to leave any trace of their course.

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