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TRANSCENDENCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits
Synonyms:
superiority; transcendence; transcendency
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("transcendence" is a kind of...):
domination; mastery; supremacy (power to dominate or defeat)
Derivation:
transcend (be superior or better than some standard)
transcend (be greater in scope or size than some standard)
transcendent (exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material experience
Synonyms:
transcendence; transcendency
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("transcendence" is a kind of...):
being; beingness; existence; face of the earth (the state or fact of existing)
Derivation:
transcendent (beyond and outside the ordinary range of human experience or understanding)
