Transcendent
[tran-sen-duh nt] /trænˈsɛn dənt/
adjective
1.
going beyond ordinary limits; surpassing; exceeding.
2.
superior or supreme.
3.
Theology. (of the Deity) transcending the universe, time, etc.
Compare immanent (def 3).
4.
Philosophy.
Scholasticism. above all possible modes of the infinite.
Kantianism. transcending experience; not realizable in human experience.
Compare transcendental (defs 5a, c).
(in modern realism) referred to, but beyond, direct apprehension; outside consciousness.
noun, Mathematics.
5.
a transcendental function.
transcendent
/trænˈsɛndənt/
adjective
1.
exceeding or surpassing in degree or excellence
2.
(in the philosophy of Kant) beyond or before experience; a priori
(of a concept) falling outside a given set of categories
beyond consciousness or direct apprehension
3.
(theol) (of God) having continuous existence outside the created world
4.
free from the limitations inherent in matter
noun
5.
(philosophy) a transcendent thing
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