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transcendent

  • /tɹæn(t)ˈsɛndənt/

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From transcend + -ent, or borrowed from Latin trānscendēns.

adjective more transcendent · most transcendent

  1. Surpassing usual limits. In sculpture and in the drama, in Aristophanic farce and in hieratic rituals, in pictorial art and in the stream of literature, the phallus is transcendent.
  2. Supreme in excellence. Both stood silent, gazing on each other; Walter was actually lost in admiration of Lady Marchmont's transcendent beauty.
  3. Beyond the range of usual perception.
  4. Free from constraints of the material world.

noun transcendents

  1. That which surpasses or is supereminent; something excellent.

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"transcendent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/transcendent. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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transcendent. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/transcendent

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"transcendent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/transcendent.

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@misc{transcendent_2026,
  title = {transcendent},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/transcendent},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}