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transcendents

tran·scend·ent
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tran-sen-duh nt]
    • /trænˈsɛn dənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tran-sen-duh nt]
    • /trænˈsɛn dənt/

Definitions of transcendents word

  • adjective transcendents going beyond ordinary limits; surpassing; exceeding. 1
  • adjective transcendents superior or supreme. 1
  • adjective transcendents Theology. (of the Deity) transcending the universe, time, etc. Compare immanent (def 3). 1
  • adjective transcendents Philosophy. Scholasticism. above all possible modes of the infinite. Kantianism. transcending experience; not realizable in human experience. Compare transcendental (defs 5a, c). (in modern realism) referred to, but beyond, direct apprehension; outside consciousness. 1
  • noun transcendents a transcendental function. 1
See all 5 definitions of transcendents

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Origin of transcendents

First appearance:

before 1575
One of the 34% oldest English words
1575-85; < Latin trānscendent- (stem of trānscendēns), present participle of trānscendere. See transcend, -ent

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Parts of speech for Transcendents

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Transcendents

transcendents popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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