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Transcendence

//tɹæn(t)ˈsɛndəns// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of surpassing usual limits. countable
  2. 2
    the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits wordnet
  3. 3
    The state of being beyond the range of normal perception. uncountable
  4. 4
    a state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material experience wordnet
  5. 5
    The state of being free from the constraints of the material world, as in the case of a deity. uncountable
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  1. 6
    Superior excellence; supereminence. countable, uncountable

    "The Augustinian theology rests upon the transcendence of Deity as its controlling principle"

  2. 7
    The property of being a transcendental number. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From transcend + -ence.

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