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   transcendent

   /trɑːnˈsɛnd(ə)nt/

   adjective

   • 1. beyond or above the range of normal or physical human experience: "the search for a transcendent level of knowledge"
   • ▪ surpassing the ordinary; exceptional: "her transcendent beauty" Similar superiorsupremeconsummatepredominantpre-eminentascendantparamountsuperlativeuniqueunsurpassedincomparableunrivalledunequalledunparalleledmatchlesspeerlesssecond to noneexcellentexcellinggreatmagnificentOpposite averagemediocre
   • ▪ (of God) existing apart from and not subject to the limitations of the material universe. Similar supernaturalpreternaturaltranscendentalother-worldlysuperhumanmysticalmysticspiritualdivineheavenlyexaltedsublimeetherealnuminoustransmundaneineffableOpposite mundane
   • 2. (in scholastic philosophy) higher than or not included in any of Aristotle's ten categories.
   • ▪ (in Kantian philosophy) not realizable in experience.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin transcendent- ‘climbing over’, from the verb transcendere (see transcend).

   Derivatives

   • 1. transcendently adverb

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › transcendentTranscendent Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. a. : exceeding usual limits : surpassing. b. : extending or lying beyond the limits of ordinary experience. c. in Kantian philosophy : being beyond the limits of all possible experience and knowledge. 2. : being beyond comprehension. 3. : transcending the universe or material existence compare immanent sense 2. 4.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › transcendentTRANSCENDENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   TRANSCENDENT definition: 1. greater, better, more important, or going past or above all others: 2. greater, better, more…. Learn more.

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   Transcendent describes something so excellent that it's beyond the range of human understanding. Transcendent shares the prefix trans , meaning "across," with many familiar words such as transport ("carry across"), transcontinental ( across a continent"), and transparent ("allowing light to shine across").

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › transcendentTRANSCENDENT definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

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   TRANSCENDENT meaning: 1. greater, better, more important, or going past or above all others: 2. greater, better, more…. Learn more.

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   Transcendent definition: going beyond ordinary limits; surpassing; exceeding.. See examples of TRANSCENDENT used in a sentence.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › transcendentTRANSCENDENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Something that is transcendent goes beyond normal limits or boundaries, because it is more significant than them.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › transcendenceTRANSCENDENCE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   TRANSCENDENCE definition: 1. experience that goes past normal limits, or the ability to achieve this: 2. experience that…. Learn more.