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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. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTRANSCENDENT | 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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   The meaning of TRANSCENDENT is exceeding usual limits : surpassing. How to use transcendent in a sentence. Did you know?

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTRANSCEND | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to go beyond or rise above a limit, or be greater than something ordinary: The group makes music that transcends traditional pop categories. (Definition of transcend from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of transcend.

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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").

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

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

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

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    1. : going beyond the limits of ordinary experience. transcendent beings. transcendent truths. a transcendent [= transcendental] experience. 2. : far better or greater than what is usual : extraordinary. transcendent beauty. a transcendent performance.