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TRANSCENDENCE
transcendence, transcendency, superiority
(noun) the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits
transcendence, transcendency
(noun) a state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material experience
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
transcendence (countable and uncountable, plural transcendences)
(countable) The act of surpassing usual limits.
(uncountable) The state of being beyond the range of normal perception.
(uncountable) The state of being free from the constraints of the material world, as in the case of a deity.
Superior excellence; supereminence.
• A. V. G. Allen
Antonyms
• immanence
Source: Wiktionary
Tran*scend"ence, Tran*scend"en*cy,Etym: [Cf. L. transcendentia, F. transcendance.]
1. The quality or state of being transcendent; superior excellence; supereminence. The Augustinian theology rests upon the transcendence of Deity at its controlling principle. A. V. G. Allen.
2. Elevation above truth; exaggeration. [Obs.] "Where transcendencies are more allowed." Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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