transcendent

Definition of transcendent in English English dictionary: third-person plural present indicative of transcender; third-person plural present subjunctive of transcender; beyond the range of usual perception; free from constraints of the material world; surpassing usual limits; surpassing; {a} surpassing, very excellent; Alston; "the unknowable mysteries of lifer"; the realm of thought which lies beyond the boundary of posè²žible knowledge, because it consists of objects which cannot be presented to us in intuition-i e , objects which we can never experience with our senses (sometimes called noumena) The closest we can get to gaining knowledge of the transcendent realm is to think about it by means of ideas (The opposite of 'transcendent' is 'immanent' ); Something that is transcendent goes beyond normal limits or boundaries, because it is more significant than them. the idea of a transcendent God who stood apart from mankind. going far beyond ordinary limits; and claim to be concerned only with thought itself; Alston; "the unknowable mysteries of lifer" exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence; often explicitly reject the notion of any transcendent reality beyond thought; Existing or living beyond what is material or known through the senses God who is transcendent exists beyond the bounds of human life and experience; {s} sublime, exalted, superior; Transcending, or reaching beyond, the limits of human knowledge; applied to affirmations and speculations concerning what lies beyond the reach of the human intellect; That which surpasses or is supereminent; that which is very excellent; Very excellent; superior or supreme in excellence; surpassing others; as transcendent worth; transcendent valor Cloth'd with transcendent brightness -Milton; "- W; ultimate reality of the universe; beyond bounds of normal human experince; Brahma; beyond and outside the ordinary range of human experience or understanding; "philosophers; the realm of thought which lies beyond the boundary of possible knowledge, because it consists of objects which cannot be presented to us in intuition--i e , objects which we can never experience with our senses (sometimes called noumena) The closest we can get to gaining knowledge of the transcendent realm is to think about it by means of ideas (The opposite of 'transcendent' is 'immanent' ); Not limited by the physical world Not limited by the physical world; –– pertaining to what "goes beyond" man, the creation, or ordinary experience (thus used in theology to stress the mysterious, sovereign, or unique character of God); That which is beyond our senses and experience Existing apart from matter; exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence; Going beyond any possible experience as opposed to immanent; Very excellent; superior or supreme in excellence; surpassing others; as, transcendent worth; transcendent valor; free from the constraints of the material world, as in the case of a deity; being beyond the range of normal perception; beyond and outside the ordinary range of human experience or understanding; "philosophers often explicitly reject the notion of any transcendent reality beyond thought and claim to be concerned only with thought itself "- W P Alston; "the unknowable mysteries of lifer"
transcend: to pass beyond the limits of something
transcend: to surpass
transcend: {v} to surpass, excel, go beyond, climb
transcendently: {a} eminently, excellently
transcend: go beyond; "Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds"
transcend: To rise above; to surmount; as, lights in the heavens transcending the region of the clouds
transcend: {f} outdo, excel, rise above, go beyond; be transcendent
transcend: To be transcendent; to excel
transcend: go beyond; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year"
transcend: To climb; to mount
transcend: to exist independently of material experience
transcend: Something that transcends normal limits or boundaries goes beyond them, because it is more significant than them. issues like European union that transcend party loyalty. to go beyond the usual limits of something (transcendere , from scandere )
transcend: To surpass; to outgo; to excel; to exceed
transcend: to surpass something in intensity or power; to excel
transcend: To pass over; to go beyond; to exceed
transcendently: In a transcendent manner
transcendently: {s} sublimely