transcendent
- adjective
- /trænˈsɛndənt/
- So we invited people to share a profound transcendent connection.
- transcendent domain
- transcendent realm
- transcendent dimension
So we invited people to share a profound transcendent connection.
- So we invited people to share a profound transcendent connection.
- The truth is some sort of transcendent value that has to be respected.
- Well, it must be transcendent, which means apart from creation.
- He then says that this has to be transcendent and deistic.
- They were moments when you were locked in to a transcendent experience.
- To realize that we're all trying to reach for something transcendent.
- But of course, love isn't transactional, it's transcendent.
- The The experience last night at the Greek was transcendent.
- And in fact, it links you to a transcendent realm.
- The only thing that you can have unequivocal faith in is some kind of transcendent power.
- where that deeper level of yourself or the transcendent dimension of consciousness.
Examples
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They were moments when you were locked in to a transcendent experience.
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The artist's work captures a transcendent beauty that moves everyone who sees it.
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Do you find some transcendent meaning in life?
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So God is transcendent in power to our experience.
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A man of transcendent spiritual power.
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The truth is some sort of transcendent value that has to be respected.
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His knowledge and energy were transcendent and inspirational.
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I just had this transcendent, incredibly impactful heart opening experience.
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They have this transcendent experience crossing the finish line at an Ironman.
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Montaigne does not think that transcendent knowledge of the essence of things can be possessed by human beings.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
Very unusual or much greater than usual
Very large and without any end
So wonderful or strange that words cannot show it
Very large or impressive in a way that surprises people
Very large or impressive in a way that amazes people
So beautiful or moving that you cannot describe it
To a very great degree
Very impressive and much better than you expect
Not based on things you can see or measure
Beyond what the mind can fully understand
Existing beyond the physical world and not able to be seen or touched
Beyond the physical world and normal human experience
Far better than what is usual or expected
Much better than you could imagine or hope for
How Exceptional
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Transcendent comes from Latin parts trans- ('across' or 'beyond') and scendere ('to climb'), and the -scend part is the same as in ascend ('to climb up'); imagine 'climbing beyond' a border. So, a transcendent experience is something that goes above or beyond ordinary limits.