Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The character of being transcendent; elevation; loftiness; exaggeration.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- The quality or state of being transcendent; superior excellence; supereminence.
- obsolete Elevation above truth; exaggeration.
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- noun countable the act of
surpassing usuallimits - noun uncountable the
state of beingbeyond therange ofnormal perception - noun uncountable the state of being
free from theconstraints of thematerial world , as in the case of adeity - noun
superior excellence ;supereminence
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits
- noun a state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material experience
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Examples
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He reserves the term transcendence to describe this act of "world-making."
enowning enowning 2007
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He reserves the term transcendence to describe this act of "world-making."
Archive 2007-07-01 enowning 2007
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And it seems strangely appropriate also that what goes with this transcendence is a balancing step towards humanity -- an ability to age and die but also an ability to have children.
Notes on Strange Fiction: Seams Hal Duncan 2008
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And it seems strangely appropriate also that what goes with this transcendence is a balancing step towards humanity -- an ability to age and die but also an ability to have children.
Archive 2008-08-01 Hal Duncan 2008
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That kind of transcendence is our only hope in a dangerous age like this.
thank you 2005
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Paradoxically, Kierkegaard says the ultimate the transcendence is to choose the religious life, and gay men have to fight for this option in the Christian and Judeo traditions.
AIDS, Identity and Legacy in Contemporary Gay History « 2010
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Desire, not least in matters of racial transcendence, is what secured Mr. Obama's nomination and election.
What Obama Could Learn From Tony Blair Bret Stephens 2010
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What greater act of transcendence is there than projecting your love and hope onto others?
Robert Lanza, M.D.: Rethinking the Nature of Life M.D. Robert Lanza 2010
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It's artful, but calling it an "art game," an experiment, a transcendence, is a bit of a misnomer.
Flower's Lawful, Logical Wind SVGL 2009
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It's artful, but calling it an "art game," an experiment, a transcendence, is a bit of a misnomer.
Archive 2009-02-01 SVGL 2009
oroboros commented on the word transcendence
For a peek at the 'secret of' see: I plus Not-I equals Everything.
December 22, 2006