Transcendent (adjective)

  1. Exceeding usual limits; going beyond the normal or limits of experience or understanding.
  2. Beyond the limits of all possible experience and knowledge.
  3. 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:

  1. The book argues that the human soul is transcendent and immortal.
  2. A transcendent work of art rises above the mundane to touch on the spiritual.
  3. The transcendent being is regarded as infinite and unchanging.
  4. The transcendent quality of the music made it a spiritual experience for many.
  5. The philosopher asserts that there is a transcendent realm that lies beyond the physical world.
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