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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
valor
.
Clothed 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.
[L. transcendens.] Very excellent; superior or supreme in excellence; surpassing others; as transcendent worth; transcendent valor.
Cloth'd with transcendent brightness.

Definition 2024


transcendent

transcendent

English

Adjective

transcendent (comparative more transcendent, superlative most transcendent)

  1. surpassing usual limits
  2. beyond the range of usual perception
  3. free from constraints of the material world

Related terms

Noun

transcendent (plural transcendents)

  1. That which surpasses or is supereminent; something excellent.

French

Verb

transcendent

  1. third-person plural present indicative of transcender
  2. third-person plural present subjunctive of transcender

Latin

Verb

transcendent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of transcendō