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transcendental

[ tran-sen-den-tl, -suhn- ]

adjective

  1. transcendent, surpassing, or superior.
  2. being beyond ordinary or common experience, thought, or belief; supernatural.
  3. abstract or metaphysical.
  4. idealistic, lofty, or extravagant.
  5. Philosophy.
    1. beyond the contingent and accidental in human experience, but not beyond all human knowledge. Compare transcendent ( def 4b ).
    2. pertaining to certain theories, etc., explaining what is objective as the contribution of the mind.
    3. Kantianism. of, pertaining to, based upon, or concerned with a priori elements in experience, which condition human knowledge. Compare transcendent ( def 4b ).


noun

  1. Mathematics. transcendental number.
  2. transcendentals, Scholasticism. categories that have universal application, as being, one, true, good.

transcendental

/ ˌٰæԲɛˈɛԳə /

adjective

  1. transcendent, superior, or surpassing
  2. in the philosophy of Kant
    1. (of a judgment or logical deduction) being both synthetic and a priori
    2. of or relating to knowledge of the presuppositions of thought
  3. philosophy beyond our experience of phenomena, although not beyond potential knowledge
  4. theol surpassing the natural plane of reality or knowledge; supernatural or mystical
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Derived Forms

  • ˌٰԲԻˈٲٲ, noun
  • ˌٰԲˈԳٲ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ٰȴ··ٲi·ٲ noun
  • ٰȴ·t· adverb
  • ܲt··t adjective
  • ܲt··t·ly adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of transcendental1

From the Medieval Latin word ٰԲԻԳ, dating back to 1615–25. See transcendent, -al 1
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Lynch seemed to have found some measure of his trademark transcendental calmness by 1987, when he attended his second Oscars for “Blue Velvet.”

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Those who have tried it also often report transcendental experiences where they understood the connectivity of all things, experience visions, or encounter God.

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When I took my first transcendental meditation class in the spring of 2017, I closed my eyes and saw a distorted face surfacing toward me from the abyss.

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The director was also a vocal supporter of transcendental meditation.

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Once we got to know each other, I was pretty sure the sex was going to be transcendental.

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