transcendent - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'transcendent' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Transcendent

[ a.]

- Very excellent; superior or supreme in excellence; surpassing others; as, transcendent worth; transcendent valor.
- Transcending, or reaching beyond, the limits of human knowledge; -- applied to affirmations and speculations concerning what lies beyond the reach of the human intellect.

Meaning of 'transcendent' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . transcendent

[ s]

Meaning (1):
- beyond and outside the ordinary range of human experience or understanding

Example in sentence:

the notion of any transcendent reality beyond thought

Nearby Words:

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Transcendental meditation
Transcendental meditation is an altered state of consciousness achieved by relaxation and meditation on a mantra.

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