transcend

Definition of transcend in English English dictionary: to pass beyond the limits of something; to surpass something in intensity or power; to excel; to surpass; {v} to surpass, excel, go beyond, climb; go beyond; "Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds"; To rise above; to surmount; as, lights in the heavens transcending the region of the clouds; {f} outdo, excel, rise above, go beyond; be transcendent; To be transcendent; to excel; go beyond; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year"; To climb; to mount; to exist independently of material experience; Something that transcends normal limits or boundaries goes beyond them, because it is more significant than them. issues like European union that transcend party loyalty. to go beyond the usual limits of something (transcendere , from scandere ); To surpass; to outgo; to excel; to exceed; To pass over; to go beyond; to exceed
transcendent: third-person plural present indicative of transcender
transcendent: third-person plural present subjunctive of transcender
transcendent: beyond the range of usual perception
transcendent: free from constraints of the material world
transcendent: surpassing
transcendent: {a} surpassing, very excellent
transcending: suprasentential
transcended: past of transcend
transcendent: Alston; "the unknowable mysteries of lifer"
transcendent: the realm of thought which lies beyond the boundary of posè²žible knowledge, because it consists of objects which cannot be presented to us in intuition-i e , objects which we can never experience with our senses (sometimes called noumena) The closest we can get to gaining knowledge of the transcendent realm is to think about it by means of ideas (The opposite of 'transcendent' is 'immanent' )
transcendent: Something that is transcendent goes beyond normal limits or boundaries, because it is more significant than them. the idea of a transcendent God who stood apart from mankind. going far beyond ordinary limits
transcendent: and claim to be concerned only with thought itself
transcendent: Alston; "the unknowable mysteries of lifer" exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence
transcendent: often explicitly reject the notion of any transcendent reality beyond thought
transcendent: Existing or living beyond what is material or known through the senses God who is transcendent exists beyond the bounds of human life and experience
transcendent: {s} sublime, exalted, superior
transcendent: Transcending, or reaching beyond, the limits of human knowledge; applied to affirmations and speculations concerning what lies beyond the reach of the human intellect
transcendent: That which surpasses or is supereminent; that which is very excellent
transcendent: Very excellent; superior or supreme in excellence; surpassing others; as transcendent worth; transcendent valor Cloth'd with transcendent brightness -Milton
transcendent: "- W
transcendent: ultimate reality of the universe; beyond bounds of normal human experince; Brahma
transcendent: beyond and outside the ordinary range of human experience or understanding; "philosophers
transcendent: the realm of thought which lies beyond the boundary of possible knowledge, because it consists of objects which cannot be presented to us in intuition--i e , objects which we can never experience with our senses (sometimes called noumena) The closest we can get to gaining knowledge of the transcendent realm is to think about it by means of ideas (The opposite of 'transcendent' is 'immanent' )
transcendent: surpassing usual limits
transcendent: Not limited by the physical world Not limited by the physical world
transcendent: –– pertaining to what "goes beyond" man, the creation, or ordinary experience (thus used in theology to stress the mysterious, sovereign, or unique character of God)
transcendent: That which is beyond our senses and experience Existing apart from matter
transcendent: exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence
transcendent: Going beyond any possible experience as opposed to immanent
transcendent: Very excellent; superior or supreme in excellence; surpassing others; as, transcendent worth; transcendent valor
transcendent: free from the constraints of the material world, as in the case of a deity
transcendent: being beyond the range of normal perception
transcendent: beyond and outside the ordinary range of human experience or understanding; "philosophers often explicitly reject the notion of any transcendent reality beyond thought and claim to be concerned only with thought itself "- W P Alston; "the unknowable mysteries of lifer"
transcending: present participle of transcend
transcends: third-person singular of transcend

transcend

Hyphenation

trans·cend

Turkish pronunciation

tränsend

Synonyms

beat, best, be superior, better, eclipse, exceed, excel, go above, leave behind, leave in the dust, outdo, outrival, outshine, outstrip, outvie

Antonyms

fail, lose

Pronunciation

/tranˈsend/ /trænˈsɛnd/

Etymology

[ tran(t)-'send ] (verb.) 14th century. Old French transcender , Latin transcendere (“to climb over, step over, surpass, transcend”) trans (“over”) + scandere (“to climb”); see scan; compare ascend, descend.