'Transcendence' definitions:
Definition of 'transcendence'
From: WordNet
noun
A state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material experience [syn: transcendence, transcendency]
noun
The state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits [syn: transcendence, transcendency, superiority]
Definition of 'Transcendence'
From: GCIDE
- Transcendence \Tran*scend"ence\ (-ens), Transcendency \Tran*scend"en*cy\ (-en*s[y^]), [Cf. L. transcendentia, F. transcendance.]
- 1. The quality or state of being transcendent; superior excellence; supereminence. [1913 Webster]
- The Augustinian theology rests upon the transcendence of Deity at its controlling principle. --A. V. G. Allen. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Elevation above truth; exaggeration. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- "Where transcendencies are more allowed." --Bacon. [1913 Webster]