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transcendent

[ tran-sen-duhnt ]

adjective

  1. going beyond ordinary limits; surpassing; exceeding.
  2. superior or supreme.
  3. Theology. (of the Deity) transcending the universe, time, etc. Compare immanent ( def 3 ).
  4. Philosophy.
    1. Scholasticism. above all possible modes of the infinite.
    2. Kantianism. transcending experience; not realizable in human experience. Compare transcendental ( defs 5a, 5c ).
    3. (in modern realism) referred to, but beyond, direct apprehension; outside consciousness.


noun

Mathematics.

transcendent

/ ٰæˈɛԻəԳ /

adjective

  1. exceeding or surpassing in degree or excellence
    1. (in the philosophy of Kant) beyond or before experience; a priori
    2. (of a concept) falling outside a given set of categories
    3. beyond consciousness or direct apprehension
  2. theol (of God) having continuous existence outside the created world
  3. free from the limitations inherent in matter
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. philosophy a transcendent thing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ٰˈԻԳٲԱ, noun
  • ٰˈԻԳٱ, adverb
  • ٰˈԻԳ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ٰ·ԻIJԳ· adverb
  • ٰ·ԻIJԳ·Ա noun
  • p·ٰ·ԻIJԳ adjective
  • super·ٰ·ԻIJԳ· adverb
  • super·ٰ·ԻIJԳ·Ա noun
  • ܲt·ԻIJԳ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of transcendent1

1575–85; < Latin ٰԲԻԳ- (stem of ٰԲԻŧԲ ), present participle of ٰԲԻ. See transcend, -ent
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But then something miraculous happened, “Rose’s Turn,” the show’s shattering finale, and the path McDonald had been forging as Rose all along suddenly became transcendently clear.

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We Americans often consider ourselves transcendent of such dark elements, triumphant over them and even innocent of them.

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Catholic bishops Monday, warning that the forceful removal of immigrants affronted the "infinite and transcendent dignity" accorded to all human beings and would "end badly."

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There was a time when Fania Records was the most transcendent label in Latin music — hailed as the Motown of salsa.

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Depp is nothing short of transcendent in front of Eggers’ camera, at once hypnotic and repulsive as Ellen descends into the throes of madness in Thomas’ absence.

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