transcendent Definition
tran·scend·ent (tran sen′dənt)
adjective
- transcending; surpassing; excelling; extraordinary
- Philos.
- beyond the limits of possible experience
- in Kantianism, beyond human knowledge
- Theol. existing apart from the material universe: said of God
Etymology: L transcendens, prp. of transcendere
transcendent Related Forms
tran·scend′·ence noun or tran·scend′·ency
tran·scend′·ently adverb
transcendent Synonyms
transcendent Usage Examples
Adjective complement with noun phrase
- make: There's none of the potent imagery and evocative locations that made the television show transcendent.
- have: Add the Fraser sisters and Georgina Boyes to the mix and you have something utterly transcendent.
Modifies a noun
- deity: We believe that there are many deities, and these are not simply ways of looking at a single transcendent deity.
- realm: He did this by conceiving a transcendent realm of Forms which were the true reality.
- creator: We need to remember that the transcendent Creator of the Universe is also the immanent Spirit of power, love and a sound mind.
- reality: Here is a tangible symbol for the transcendent reality.
- glory: Only in the power that is integrated in the transcendent glory of Christ can any believer renounce the hidden things of dishonesty.
- god: Vitthala is a transcendent god of such breadth he is identified with Brahman.
Modifying Another Word
- utterly: Add the Fraser sisters and Georgina Boyes to the mix and you have something utterly transcendent.
- so: And so transcendent that he must stoop even to see the heavens!
- absolutely: All of this guarantees that God is absolutely transcendent and removed from His creation.
- not: And now you can see that the ethic is not transcendent, the ethic is utilitarian.
- totally: Because Allah is considered to be totally transcendent, his creation shares none of his character.
- also: This total meaning which is one living unity in the Divine Word, is possible because He is also transcendent.
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