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The collective experience of watching a great film together in a room is a transcendent moment that will never die.
Gael Garcia Bernal

Meaning of "transcendent" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TRANSCENDENT

transcendent  [trænˈsɛndənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRANSCENDENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Transcendent can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TRANSCENDENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of transcendent in the English dictionary

The first definition of transcendent in the dictionary is exceeding or surpassing in degree or excellence. Other definition of transcendent is beyond or before experience; a priori. Transcendent is also falling outside a given set of categories.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TRANSCENDENT


appendant
əˈpɛndənt
ascendant
əˈsɛndənt
ascendent
əˈsɛndənt
attendant
əˈtɛndənt
co-dependent
ˌkəʊdɪˈpɛndənt
defendant
dɪˈfɛndənt
dependant
dɪˈpɛndənt
dependent
dɪˈpɛndənt
descendant
dɪˈsɛndənt
descendent
dɪˈsɛndənt
independent
ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt
intendant
ɪnˈtɛndənt
interdependent
ˌɪntədɪˈpɛndənt
pendant
ˈpɛndənt
pendent
ˈpɛndənt
pretendant
prɪˈtɛndənt
pretendent
prɪˈtɛndənt
resplendent
rɪˈsplɛndənt
splendent
ˈsplɛndənt
superintendent
ˌsuːpərɪnˈtɛndənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRANSCENDENT

transcalent
Transcaucasia
Transcaucasian
transceiver
transcend
transcendence
transcendency
transcendental
transcendental argument
transcendental function
transcendental idealism
Transcendental Meditation
transcendental number
transcendentalism
transcendentalist
transcendentality
transcendentally
transcendently
transcendentness
transcendingly

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRANSCENDENT

accident
candent
chemically dependent
chief superintendent
co-respondent
correspondent
despondent
detective chief superintendent
detective superintendent
education correspondent
foreign correspondent
indent
insulin-dependent
nondependent
respondent
scandent
school superintendent
science correspondent
semi-independent
special correspondent
war correspondent

Synonyms and antonyms of transcendent in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TRANSCENDENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «transcendent» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of transcendent

Translation of «transcendent» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRANSCENDENT

Find out the translation of transcendent to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of transcendent from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «transcendent» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

超然的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

trascendente
570 millions of speakers

English

transcendent
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उत्कृष्ट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

متعال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

трансцендентное
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

transcendente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তুরীয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

transcendant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Transenden
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

transzendent
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

超越した
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

유별난
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Transcendent
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

siêu việt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மேம்பட்ட
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उत्तीर्ण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

üstün
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

trascendente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

transcendentny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

трансцендентне
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

transcendent
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπερβατική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

transendente
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

transcendent
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

transcendent
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of transcendent

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRANSCENDENT»

The term «transcendent» is quite widely used and occupies the 40.663 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TRANSCENDENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «transcendent» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «transcendent» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about transcendent

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10 QUOTES WITH «TRANSCENDENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word transcendent.
1
Francis Arinze
Religion is one dimension of culture, a transcendent element of it.
2
Adam Arkin
We all look to have transcendent experiences that lift us out of the everyday, and fear is a good one. But, I think it's the same reason why people want to laugh their heads off.
3
Gael Garcia Bernal
The collective experience of watching a great film together in a room is a transcendent moment that will never die.
4
Adam Braun
What can a pencil do for all of us? Amazing things. It can write transcendent poetry, uplifting music, or life-changing equations; it can sketch the future, give life to untold beauty, and communicate the full-force of our love and aspirations.
5
Bo Burnham
At once I feel that comedy is this amazing sort of transcendent thing, and I'm also open to the fact that maybe it's just an evolutionary hiccup, something that upright apes do in their free time.
6
Thomas Carlyle
Worship is transcendent wonder.
7
Thomas Haden Church
But I think once the word gets out that the movie is funny - funny is transcendent - it will traverse all demographic barriers if people embrace it as a funny movie.
8
Mary Douglas
Religion can make it worse. Are you supposing that if people were encouraged to believe in a transcendent reality, and to be encouraged by grand rituals and music and preaching, to love their neighbors, then they would put jealousy and frustration aside?
9
David Eagleman
People wouldn't even go into science unless there was something much bigger to be discovered, something that is transcendent.
10
Martha Gellhorn
After the desperate years of their own war, after six years of repression inside Spain and six years of horror in exile, these people remain intact in spirit. They are armed with a transcendent faith; they have never won, and yet they have never accepted defeat.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRANSCENDENT»

Discover the use of transcendent in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to transcendent and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Transcendent
In the third volume of the Destiny's Children trilogy, which began with Coalescent and Exultant, human beings from half a million years in the future come back in time to make contact with a near future generation of humankind. Reprint.
Stephen Baxter, 2006
2
Robot: Mere Machine to Transcendent Mind
Moravec predicts a near-future in which robots will not only attain human levels of intelligence, they will also first displace human workers and then completely supplant humanity.
Hans Moravec, 2000
3
The Transcendent Function: Jung's Model of Psychological ...
A close examination of the heart of Jung's theory of psychological growth and individuation.
Jeffrey C. Miller, 2012
4
The Transcendent Unity of Religions
Schuon asserts that to transcend religious differences, we must explore the esoteric nature of the spiritual path back to the Divine Oneness at the heart of all religions.
Frithjof Schuon, 1984
5
Mulla Sadra's Transcendent Philosophy
Of particular value to students of philosophy, Islamic and Middle Eastern studies, philosophy of religion, and general readers who seek to understand Muslim philosophy, this book explores the significance of the doctrine of Mulla Sadra and ...
Muhammad Kamal, 2006
6
Transcendent Experiences: Phenomenology and Critique
Roy discusses the validity of transcendent experiences and the reasons why they can be considered non-illusory.
Louis Roy, 2001
7
Transcendent in America: Hindu-Inspired Meditation Movements ...
In Transcendent in America, Lola Williamson traces the history of various Hindu-inspired movements in America, and argues that together they constitute a discrete category of religious practice, a distinct and identifiable form of new ...
Lola Williamson, 2010
8
Transcendent Sex: When Lovemaking Opens the Veil
A spiritual approach to human sexuality looks at the power of sex to bring readers to the highest spiritual states described in various world religions, detailing lovers who have experienced possession, channeling supernatural entities, ...
Jenny Wade, 2004
9
Transcendent Wisdom
I refer you to the excellent explanation in the introduction to the Padmakara translation of The Way of the Bodhisattva, and to His Holiness the Dalai Lama's book Transcendent Wisdom [from Snow Lion Publications].
Dalai Lama, B. Alan Wallace, 2009
10
Allah Transcendent: Studies in the Structure and Semiotics ...
Renouncing the traditional chronological method of considering Islamic philosophy, Netton uses modern literary modes of criticism derived from structuralism, post-structuralism and semiotics.
Ian Richard Netton, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRANSCENDENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term transcendent is used in the context of the following news items.
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Frank Borzage's transcendent view of love
The director, she noted, “conveyed a transcendent view of love; it is ethereal, unearthly, yet unites flesh-and-blood-people. The rest of the world disappears ... «gulfnews.com, Jul 15»
2
Obama's Transcendent Moment
June 26, 2015 Presidents are lucky if they have a moment in their presidency so amazing that it moves people at the time, and so transcendent that it is ... «National Journal, Jun 15»
3
Transcendent garden will be featured on Botanic Garden Tour
Bobbie Smith's garden in Fox Chapel is transcendent in many ways. Her use of the property, hardscape, plant choices and a design that melds beautifully with ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jun 15»
4
Seeking the transcendent
It's also about Catholics seeking, and not finding, an experience of the holy and transcendent — of God — in their Church. Without that, who could be surprised ... «Crux: Covering all things Catholic, May 15»
5
O-Zone: Transcendent athleticism
JACKSONVILLE – One more day of #DTWD talk and we'll move on from the topic. Maybe. Probably. We'll see. Let's get to it … Jason from Duval: Do you think ... «Jacksonville Jaguars, May 15»
6
Goldner String Quartet review: Transcendent string repertoire …
In the second half the quartet took to Beethoven's String Quartet no 15 in A minor with a mix of tenderness and passion, rounding out an evening of transcendent ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 15»
7
Transcendent Islanders Moments at the Nassau Coliseum
I am working up a rush of nostalgia during the Islanders' final spring at Nassau Coliseum. The Isles, who clinched a postseason berth Thursday, play their last ... «New York Times, Apr 15»
8
NFL Draft running back overview: Todd Gurley's 'transcendent
No NFL team has picked a running back in the first round of the draft since 2012. Georgia's Todd Gurley appears poised to end that drought when the 2015 NFL ... «Washington Post, Apr 15»
9
Transgender Docu-Series 'Transcendent' Lands At Fuse
Fuse is continuing to reach beyond its music-centered programming roots with a greenlight today for Transcendent, a documentary series following the triumphs ... «Deadline.com, Apr 15»
10
Mark Morris's Transcendent 'L'Allegro,' Captured on Film for PBS
Since its premiere in 1988, Mark Morris's full-length dance staging of Handel's oratorio “L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato” has provoked two widespread ... «New York Times, Mar 15»

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