Transcendent

Transcendent
Transcendent Tran*scend"ent, a. [L. transcendens, -entis, p. pr. of transcendere to transcend: cf. F. transcendant, G. transcendent.] 1. Very excellent; superior or supreme in excellence; surpassing others; as, transcendent worth; transcendent valor. [1913 Webster]

Clothed with transcendent brightness. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

2. (Kantian Philos.) Transcending, or reaching beyond, the limits of human knowledge; -- applied to affirmations and speculations concerning what lies beyond the reach of the human intellect. [1913 Webster]


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  • transcendent — TRANSCENDÉNT, Ă, transcendenţi, te, adj. 1. (fil.) care se ridică dincolo de limita sau de nivelul unui domeniu dat; care presupune un principiu exterior şi superior oricărei clase de obiecte. ♦ (În filozofia lui Kant) Care se găseşte dincolo de… …   Dicționar Român

  • transcendent — transcendent, transcendental 1. The word used in general contexts to mean ‘excelling, surpassing normal human experience’ is transcendent, which typically collocates with words for grand notions such as beauty, good, and truth. It is wasted in… …   Modern English usage

  • Transcendent — Tran*scend ent, n. That which surpasses or is supereminent; that which is very excellent. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Transcendent — u. Transcendental, s. Trausscendent …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Transcendent — etc., s. Transzendent etc …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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  • transcendent — (adj.) mid 15c., from L. transcendentem, prp. of transcendere (see TRANSCEND (Cf. transcend)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • transcendent — 1 surpassing, superlative, *supreme, peerless, preeminent, incomparable Analogous words: *consummate, finished, accomplished: *perfect, entire, whole, intact 2 transcendental, ideal, *abstract Analogous words: absolute, * …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • transcendent — / transcendental [adj] extraordinary, superior absolute, abstract, accomplished, beyond grasp, boundless, consummate, entire, eternal, exceeding, fantastic, finished, hypothetical, ideal, incomparable, infinite, innate, intact, intellectual,… …   New thesaurus

  • transcendent — ► ADJECTIVE 1) transcending normal or physical human experience. 2) (of God) existing apart from and not subject to the limitations of the material universe. DERIVATIVES transcendence noun transcendently adverb …   English terms dictionary

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