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transcendence

transcendence

2 9.7
Going beyond normal limits in ability or quality
  • noun
  • /trænˈsɛndəns/
: 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
1 9.9

Being beyond ordinary human experience

has the same meaning but uses a different form

How Exceptional

transcendence
2 9.7
excellence
125 3.2
competence
66 4.1
adequacy
6 3.7
mediocrity
32 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.