transcendent

UK: /trænˈsɛndənt/ US: (tran sen′dənt)

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tran•scend•ent  (tran sen′dənt), adj. 

1. going beyond ordinary limits;
   surpassing;
   exceeding.
2. superior or supreme.
3. [Theol.] (of the Deity) transcending the universe, time, etc. Cf. immanent (def. 3).
4. [Philos.]
   • [Scholasticism.] above all possible modes of the infinite.
   • [Kantianism.] transcending experience;
     not realizable in human experience. Cf. transcendental (defs. 5a, c).
   • (in modern realism) referred to, but beyond, direct apprehension;
     outside consciousness.

n. Math. 

5. a transcendental function.

• Latin trānscendent- (stem of trānscendēns), present participle of trānscendere. See transcend, -ent
• 1575–85

tran•scend ′ent•ly, adv. 
tran•scend ′ent•ness, n. 

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transcendent / trænˈsɛndənt/ adjective

1. exceeding or surpassing in degree or excellence
2. (in the philosophy of Kant) beyond or before experience; a priori
3. (of God) having continuous existence outside the created world
   Compare immanent2
4. free from the limitations inherent in matter

noun

1. a transcendent thing

tranˈscendence, tranˈscendency noun

tranˈscendently adverb

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tran•scend /trænˈsɛnd/   v. [~ + object]

1. to go beyond the ordinary limits of;
   exceed:
   That strange tale about men from Mars transcends belief.
2. to do better than or exceed in excellence, extent, etc.;
   excel:
   Her beauty transcended all others'.

tran•scend•ence, n. [uncountable]
tran•scend•ent, adj. See -scend-.

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tran•scend  (tran send′), v.t. 

1. to rise above or go beyond;
   overpass;
   exceed:
   to transcend the limits of thought; kindness transcends courtesy.
2. to outdo or exceed in excellence, elevation, extent, degree, etc.;
   surpass;
   excel.
3. [Theol.] (of the Deity) to be above and independent of (the universe, time, etc.).

v.i. 

4. to be transcendent or superior;
   excel:
   His competitiveness made him want to transcend.

• Latin trānscendere to surmount, equivalent to trāns- trans- + -scendere, combining form of scandere to climb
• Middle English 1300–50

tran•scend ′ing•ly, adv. 
Synonyms

• 2. outstrip.