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 Definitions of Transcendent  [ænˈsɛn dənt]  

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Definition of 'Transcendent' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) transcendent
going beyond ordinary limits; surpassing; exceeding.

2.  transcendent
superior or supreme.

3.  transcendent
(of the Deity) transcending the universe, time, etc.

4.  transcendent
(in Kantian philosophy) transcending experience; not realizable in human experience.

5.  transcendent
(in modern realism) referred to, but beyond, direct apprehension; outside consciousness.

Etymology:  (1575–85; < L trānscendent-, s. of trānscendēns, prp. of trānscendere. See transcend , -ent)

Definition of 'Transcendent' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) transcendent, surpassing
exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence

2. (adj) transcendent
beyond and outside the ordinary range of human experience or understanding
"the notion of any transcendent reality beyond thought"


Definition of 'Transcendent' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) Transcendent
very excellent; superior or supreme in excellence; surpassing others; as, transcendent worth; transcendent valor

2. (adj) Transcendent
transcending, or reaching beyond, the limits of human knowledge; -- applied to affirmations and speculations concerning what lies beyond the reach of the human intellect



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