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TRANSCENDENTALISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does transcendentalism mean? 

TRANSCENDENTALISM (noun)
  The noun TRANSCENDENTALISM has 1 sense:

1. any system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and materialplay

  Familiarity information: TRANSCENDENTALISM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TRANSCENDENTALISM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Any system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

transcendental philosophy; transcendentalism

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

philosophy (the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics)

Derivation:

transcendental (of or characteristic of a system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material)

transcendentalist (advocate of transcendentalism)


 Context examples 


Transcendentalism is a beacon to the angels, even if it be a will-o'-the-wisp to man.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)



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