TRANSCENDENCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does transcendence mean? 

• TRANSCENDENCE (noun)
  The noun TRANSCENDENCE has 2 senses:

1. a state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material experience

2. the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits

  Familiarity information: TRANSCENDENCE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRANSCENDENCE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material experience

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

transcendence; transcendency

Hypernyms ("transcendence" is a kind of...):

being; beingness; existence; face of the earth (the state or fact of existing)

Derivation:

transcendent (beyond and outside the ordinary range of human experience or understanding)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

superiority; transcendence; transcendency

Hypernyms ("transcendence" is a kind of...):

domination; mastery; supremacy (power to dominate or defeat)

Derivation:

transcend (be superior or better than some standard)

transcend (be greater in scope or size than some standard)

transcendent (exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence)