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Vinony

transcendence

noun

  1. concept designating the extra-categorical attributes of beings
  2. go beyond (may be spiritual/mystical)
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Pronunciation: /tɹæn(t)ˈsɛndəns/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English transcend English -ence English transcendence From transcend + -ence.

  1. The act of surpassing usual limits.
  2. The state of being beyond the range of normal perception.
  3. The state of being free from the constraints of the material world, as in the case of a deity.
  4. Superior excellence; supereminence.

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

  5. The property of being a transcendental number.