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TRANSCENDENT
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Beyond and outside the ordinary range of human experience or understanding
Example:
the notion of any transcendent reality beyond thought
Classified under:
Similar:
unknowable (not knowable)
Derivation:
transcend (be superior or better than some standard)
transcend (be greater in scope or size than some standard)
transcendence; transcendency (a state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material experience)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence
Synonyms:
surpassing; transcendent
Classified under:
Similar:
superior (of high or superior quality or performance)
Derivation:
transcend (be superior or better than some standard)
transcend (be greater in scope or size than some standard)
transcendence; transcendency (the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits)
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