Transcendent
(adjective)
- Exceeding usual limits; going beyond the normal or limits of experience or understanding.
- Beyond the limits of all possible experience and knowledge.
- Existing independently of the material world and therefore beyond the reach of its laws.
Origin:
Late 16th century (as a noun in the sense "something that transcends"): from latin transcendent- "climbing over", from the verb transcendere, from trans- "over" + scandere "to climb".
Examples:
- The book argues that the human soul is transcendent and immortal.
- A transcendent work of art rises above the mundane to touch on the spiritual.
- The transcendent being is regarded as infinite and unchanging.
- The transcendent quality of the music made it a spiritual experience for many.
- The philosopher asserts that there is a transcendent realm that lies beyond the physical world.