transcendence
noun
tran·scen·dence
tran(t)-ˈsen-dən(t)s 
: the quality or state of being transcendent
Examples of transcendence in a Sentence
makes a case for the transcendence of Louis Armstrong's contributions to the field of jazz
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That final scene, with Fielder piloting an aircraft over gorgeous terrain, is poking at some kind of transcendence, both beautiful and free.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
The best director honor went to Turkish director Ali Vatansever for LifeLike, a meditation on mortality and the human desire for transcendence that was partly shot in VRChat.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 22 Nov. 2025
Max Olson is writer-director and video artist based in New York & Los Angeles whose work aims to hold up a mirror to the restrictive structures of our world with an eye toward transcendence.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2025
Far from contemporary pop, each note and lyric demands your full attention; the reward is transcendence, even as the material nudges you to annotate like a philosophy student with a highlighter in hand.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
The best director honor went to Turkish director Ali Vatansever for LifeLike, a meditation on mortality and the human desire for transcendence that was partly shot in VRChat.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 22 Nov. 2025
Max Olson is writer-director and video artist based in New York & Los Angeles whose work aims to hold up a mirror to the restrictive structures of our world with an eye toward transcendence.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2025
Far from contemporary pop, each note and lyric demands your full attention; the reward is transcendence, even as the material nudges you to annotate like a philosophy student with a highlighter in hand.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for transcendence
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“Transcendence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transcendence. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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transcendence
noun
tran·scen·dence
tran(t)s-ˈen-dən(t)s
: the quality or state of being transcendent
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