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- Dictionarytranscendence/trɑːnˈsɛnd(ə)ns/
noun
- 1. existence or experience beyond the normal or physical level: "the possibility of spiritual transcendence in the modern world"
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The meaning of TRANSCENDENCE is the quality or state of being transcendent.
TRANSCENDENCE definition: 1. experience that goes past normal limits, or the ability to achieve this: 2. experience that…. Learn more.
In philosophy, transcendence is the basic ground concept from the word's literal meaning (from Latin), of climbing or going beyond, albeit with varying connotations in its different historical and cultural stages.
When you achieve transcendence, you have gone beyond ordinary limitations. The word is often used to describe a spiritual or religious state, or a condition of moving beyond physical needs and realities.
Transcendence definition: the quality or state of being transcendent. . See examples of TRANSCENDENCE used in a sentence.
TRANSCENDENCE meaning: 1. experience that goes past normal limits, or the ability to achieve this: 2. experience that…. Learn more.
adj. 1. Surpassing others; preeminent or supreme. 2. Lying beyond the ordinary range of perception: "fails to achieve a transcendent significance in suffering and squalor" (National Review). 3. Philosophy. a. Transcending the Aristotelian categories.
Transcendence is the quality of being able to go beyond normal limits or boundaries.
the ability to go beyond the usual limits; existence or experience beyond the normal or physical level. Definition of transcendence noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a. : exceeding usual limits : surpassing. b. : extending or lying beyond the limits of ordinary experience. c. in Kantian philosophy : being beyond the limits of all possible experience and knowledge. 2. : being beyond comprehension. 3. : transcending the universe or material existence compare immanent sense 2. 4.
