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transcendent Definition

tran·scend·ent (tran sendənt)

adjective

  1. transcending; surpassing; excelling; extraordinary
  2. Philos.
    1. beyond the limits of possible experience
    2. in Kantianism, beyond human knowledge
  3. 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

modif.

transcending, surpassing, exceeding; see excellent, excelling.

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.