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transcendent

transcendent

31 8.8
Far beyond normal limits in experience, knowledge, or quality
  • adjective
  • /trænˈsɛndənt/
translation icon : trascendente
  • 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.

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Examples

  • They were moments when you were locked in to a transcendent experience.

  • The artist's work captures a transcendent beauty that moves everyone who sees it.

  • Do you find some transcendent meaning in life?

  • So God is transcendent in power to our experience.

  • A man of transcendent spiritual power.

  • The truth is some sort of transcendent value that has to be respected.

  • His knowledge and energy were transcendent and inspirational.

  • I just had this transcendent, incredibly impactful heart opening experience.

  • They have this transcendent experience crossing the finish line at an Ironman.

  • Montaigne does not think that transcendent knowledge of the essence of things can be possessed by human beings.

    Academic text (1999)

Synonyms

extraordinary
vstranscendent
  • Formal
859 3.8

Very unusual or much greater than usual

adds the idea of going beyond ordinary limits in experience or achievement
limitless
vstranscendent
41 4.0

Very large and without any end

focuses on exceeding usual limits rather than being absolutely without end
indescribable
vstranscendent
21 5.4

So wonderful or strange that words cannot show it

focuses more on surpassing normal limits in quality or achievement rather than speech
prodigious
vstranscendent
19 7.5

Very large or impressive in a way that surprises people

covers going beyond ordinary limits but not only in physical size
stupendous
vstranscendent
19 6.7

Very large or impressive in a way that amazes people

is more general, covering exceeding normal limits in quality or experience too
beyond words
vstranscendent
14 6.2

So beautiful or moving that you cannot describe it

refers instead to exceeding normal limits in experience, knowledge, or achievement
beyond measure
vstranscendent
7 4.6

To a very great degree

is centered on exceeding normal limits in quality or achievement rather than pure extent
simply phenomenal
vstranscendent
1 5.5

Very impressive and much better than you expect

emphasizes transgression of normal limits in depth or achievement broadly
superempirical
vstranscendent
  • Formal
9.9

Not based on things you can see or measure

goes beyond ordinary limits in experience, knowledge, quality, or achievement
suprarational
vstranscendent
  • Formal
9.9

Beyond what the mind can fully understand

extends beyond ordinary limits in many areas, not only what reason cannot explain
supramundane
vstranscendent
9.9

Existing beyond the physical world and not able to be seen or touched

applies more generally to exceeding normal limits across experience and achievement
transmundane
vstranscendent
  • Literature
9.9

Beyond the physical world and normal human experience

is broader, covering exceptional quality or achievement as well as other domains
surpassing
vstranscendent
5.8

Far better than what is usual or expected

focuses on going beyond ordinary limits across experience and achievement
beyond wildest dreams
vstranscendent
4.6

Much better than you could imagine or hope for

applies more broadly to going beyond ordinary limits in many domains

How Exceptional

transcendent
31 8.8
excellent
1.0
good
1.0
adequate
234 2.7
ordinary
683 1.0

Surface Forms

transcendent positive

Morphology

transcendent = transcend (transparent) = transcend + ent

Formed by adding the adjectival suffix '-ent' to the verb 'transcend', so the meaning 'going beyond' is directly derived.

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.