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transcendence

transcendence

3 9.7
Going beyond normal limits in ability or quality
  • noun
  • /trænˈsɛndəns/
translation icon : trascendencia
  • From the forests, she derives the experience of transcendence, as engendered by the sublime.
  • self-transcendence
  • aspirations for transcendence
  • possibility of transcendence

And so wow, the transcendence of thinking means the transcendence of the egoic mind.

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Examples

  • Music challenges individual and cultural conventions, offering the promise of self-transcendence through art.

    Academic text (1997)
  • A third form of self-transcendence brings the energy of love into choosing in terms of the other's need.

    Academic text (2002)
  • The goal is the transcendence of necessity and of the material conditions of life.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The leap, of course, is the transcendence of egocentricity.

    Academic text (1994)
  • As Bateman and Porath (2003) explained, transcendence is about exceeding expectations and accomplishing the extraordinary.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The artist believed that true transcendence comes from creating works that inspire others beyond the ordinary.

  • Many people seek transcendence through meditation, hoping to go beyond their daily lives and find deeper meaning.

  • In philosophy, transcendence refers to the ability to rise above the limits of the mundane and reach extraordinary insights.

Synonyms

transcendency
vstranscendence
9.9

Being beyond ordinary human experience

has the same meaning but uses a different form

How Exceptional

transcendence
3 9.7
excellence
150 3.2
competence
69 4.1
adequacy
6 3.7
mediocrity
31 6.5

Surface Forms

transcendence singular

Morphology

transcendence = transcend (transparent) = transcend + ence

Derived by adding '-ence' to the verb 'transcend' to form a noun denoting the state or quality of surpassing limits.

Etymology

Transcendence comes from Latin parts trans- 'beyond' and scend 'to climb', the same root as ascend 'to go up'. So, think of 'climbing past' a limit — going beyond or doing better than what is usual.