transcendence

noun
/tɹæn(t)ˈsɛndəns/

Etymology

From transcend + -ence.

  1. derived from transcendō
  2. derived from transcender
  3. inherited from transcenden
  4. suffixed as transcendence — “transcend + ence

Definitions

  1. The act of surpassing usual limits.

  2. The state of being beyond the range of normal perception.

  3. The state of being free from the constraints of the material world, as in the case of a…

    The state of being free from the constraints of the material world, as in the case of a deity.

  4. + 2 more definitions
    1. Superior excellence

      Superior excellence; supereminence.

      • The Augustinian theology rests upon the transcendence of Deity as its controlling principle
    2. The property of being a transcendental number.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for transcendence. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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