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adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin transcendent-, transcendens, present participle of transcendere
Date: 15th century
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 2
4. universally applicable or significant <the antislavery movement…recognized the transcendent importance of liberty — L. H. Tribe> • transcendently adverb
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
См. также в других словарях:
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
transcendent — index best, notable, outstanding (prominent), paramount, primary, superior (excellent), superla … Law dictionary
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
