"transcendent" meaning in English

See transcendent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /tɹæn(t)ˈsɛndənt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-transcendent.wav Forms: more transcendent [comparative], most transcendent [superlative]
Etymology: From transcend + -ent, or borrowed from Latin trānscendēns. Etymology templates: {{af|en|transcend|-ent}} transcend + -ent, {{bor|en|la|trānscendēns}} Latin trānscendēns Head templates: {{en-adj}} transcendent (comparative more transcendent, superlative most transcendent)
  1. Surpassing usual limits.
    Sense id: en-transcendent-en-adj-oHA5mW4a
  2. Supreme in excellence.
    Sense id: en-transcendent-en-adj-RRJD3MHk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ent, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 35 8 26 28 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ent: 10 32 9 21 28 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 50 3 20 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 5 37 4 29 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 37 3 29 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 5 44 5 23 24
  3. Beyond the range of usual perception.
    Sense id: en-transcendent-en-adj-nMnp85wv
  4. Free from constraints of the material world. Translations (free from constraints of the material world): transcenda (Esperanto)
    Sense id: en-transcendent-en-adj-Jf3SpnYO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ent Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 35 8 26 28 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ent: 10 32 9 21 28 Disambiguation of 'free from constraints of the material world': 0 2 1 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: transcendence, transcendency, transcendental, transcendently

Noun

IPA: /tɹæn(t)ˈsɛndənt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-transcendent.wav Forms: transcendents [plural]
Etymology: From transcend + -ent, or borrowed from Latin trānscendēns. Etymology templates: {{af|en|transcend|-ent}} transcend + -ent, {{bor|en|la|trānscendēns}} Latin trānscendēns Head templates: {{en-noun}} transcendent (plural transcendents)
  1. That which surpasses or is supereminent; something excellent.
    Sense id: en-transcendent-en-noun-8PN6oYj- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ent Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 35 8 26 28 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ent: 10 32 9 21 28

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