transcendence

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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 deity.
  4. Superior excellence; supereminence.
  5. The property of being a transcendental number.

Pronunciation

En-us-transcendence.ogg /tɹæn(t)ˈsɛndəns/

Word forms

transcendence transcendences

Etymology

From transcend + -ence.

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