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Webster 1913 Edition
Transcendent
Tran-scend′ent
,Adj.
[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
valorClothed with
transcendent
brightness. Milton.
2.
(Kantian Philos.)
Transcending, or reaching beyond, the limits of human knowledge; – applied to affirmations and speculations concerning what lies beyond the reach of the human intellect.
Tran-scend′ent
,Noun.
That which surpasses or is supereminent; that which is very excellent.
Webster 1828 Edition
Transcendent
TRANSCEND'ENT
,Adj.
Cloth'd with transcendent brightness.
Definition 2024
transcendent
transcendent
English
Adjective
transcendent (comparative more transcendent, superlative most transcendent)
- surpassing usual limits
- beyond the range of usual perception
- free from constraints of the material world
Related terms
Noun
transcendent (plural transcendents)
- That which surpasses or is supereminent; something excellent.
French
Verb
transcendent
- third-person plural present indicative of transcender
- third-person plural present subjunctive of transcender