What does "transcendence" mean?

The act of surpassing usual limits.

How do you pronounce "transcendence"?

Pronounced //tɹæn(t)ˈsɛndəns//.

Common synonyms include: ascendancy, divine otherworldliness, exceedance, excellence, favor, greatness.

/tɹæn(t)ˈsɛndəns/ noun

noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Noun

1
The act of surpassing usual limits. countable
2
the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits wordnet
3
The state of being beyond the range of normal perception. uncountable
4
a state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material experience wordnet
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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6
Superior excellence; supereminence. countable, uncountable
"The Augustinian theology rests upon the transcendence of Deity as its controlling principle"
7
The property of being a transcendental number. countable, uncountable

"Divine transcendence is now rejected, and a philosophy of immanence takes its place."

From transcend + -ence.