Transcendence

//tɹæn(t)ˈsɛndəns//

Synonyms for "transcendence" (25 found)

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Translations

44 translations across 16 languages.

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Bulgarian

2 entries
  • неосезаемост noun (the state of being beyond the range of normal perception)
  • превъзходство noun (superior excellence; supereminence)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 超越 noun (the act of surpassing usual limits)

Dutch

4 entries
  • overstijging noun (the act of surpassing usual limits)
  • overstijging noun (the state of being beyond the range of normal perception)
  • overstijging noun (the state of being free from the constraints of the material world, as in the case of a deity)
  • overstijging noun (superior excellence; supereminence)

Finnish

4 entries
  • etevämmyys noun (superior excellence; supereminence)
  • transsendenssi noun (the act of surpassing usual limits)
  • transsendenssi noun (the state of being beyond the range of normal perception)
  • transsendenssi noun (the state of being free from the constraints of the material world, as in the case of a deity)

French

4 entries
  • transcendance noun (the act of surpassing usual limits)
  • transcendance noun (the state of being beyond the range of normal perception)
  • transcendance noun (the state of being free from the constraints of the material world, as in the case of a deity)
  • transcendance noun (superior excellence; supereminence)

German

4 entries
  • Transzendenz noun (the act of surpassing usual limits)
  • Transzendenz noun (the state of being beyond the range of normal perception)
  • Transzendenz noun (the state of being free from the constraints of the material world, as in the case of a deity)
  • Transzendenz noun (superior excellence; supereminence)

Greek

4 entries
  • υπέρβαση noun (the act of surpassing usual limits)
  • υπέρβαση noun (the state of being beyond the range of normal perception)
  • υπέρβαση noun (the state of being free from the constraints of the material world, as in the case of a deity)
  • υπεροχή noun (superior excellence; supereminence)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • טרנסצנדנטיות noun (the state of being free from the constraints of the material world, as in the case of a deity)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • felülemelkedés noun (the act of surpassing usual limits)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 超越 noun (the state of being free from the constraints of the material world, as in the case of a deity)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • transcendência noun (the act of surpassing usual limits)

Romanian

4 entries
  • preeminență noun (superior excellence; supereminence)
  • transcendență noun (the act of surpassing usual limits)
  • transcendență noun (the state of being beyond the range of normal perception)
  • transcendență noun (the state of being free from the constraints of the material world, as in the case of a deity)

Russian

1 entries
  • трансцендентность noun (the act of surpassing usual limits)

Spanish

1 entries
  • transcendencia noun (the act of surpassing usual limits)

Swedish

3 entries
  • förträfflighet noun (superior excellence; supereminence)
  • transcendens noun (the state of being beyond the range of normal perception)
  • överlägsenhet noun (superior excellence; supereminence)

Thai

1 entries
  • อุตรภาพ noun (the state of being free from the constraints of the material world, as in the case of a deity)

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

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

Source: tatoeba (12096805)

It's the 18th of May of 2025. About 15:00, I went walking to Tim Hortons café to enjoy an Earl Grey Tea with oat milk. In my outing, I was thinking about the Next Great War scenario versus the Singularitarianism scenario, as a plausible future. Personally, I opine that widespread war destruction would be less appealing than the transcendence of intelligence, even if it might mean something superseding humanity. At the café were handsome athletic Latino-looking men. The clouds started pervading the sky again. I saw my neighbour friend Rod wiping his camper's back side, at which, he said, UV rays are more intense, as the logo and words imprinted are starting to fade.

Source: tatoeba (13262699)

A transcendent God, like Allah or the Christian Trinity, exists outside spacetime, crafting it from nothing (ex nihilo). Extraterrestrials, no matter how godlike, likely evolved within the universe’s 13.8-billion-year history. Even if they predate humanity by eons or live in higher dimensions (a sci-fi staple), they’re bound by physicality or some form of existence tied to the cosmos. Could they fake transcendence? Maybe—imagine them projecting a voice from the sky or rewriting physics locally. But true transcendence implies being uncaused, eternal, and limitless, beyond even the wildest alien capabilities.

Source: tatoeba (13312028)

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

Source: wiktionary

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