transcendence
noun
tran·scen·dence
tran(t)-ˈsen-dən(t)s 
: the quality or state of being transcendent
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makes a case for the transcendence of Louis Armstrong's contributions to the field of jazz
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As for transcendence, there’s a set of scenes when one character unexpectedly adorns red while another lines of blue.
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Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2025
Magic in the sense of transcendence of this ordinary life into another realm.
—William Robin, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
Nudy’s work doesn’t promise conceptual transcendence.
—Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2025
As the container of our culture’s internal contradictions, including dogmatism and pragmatism, individualism and communitarianism, and Biercean indignation and Emersonian transcendence, hardcore is as American as atomic warfare.
—Chris R. Morgan, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
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Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2025
Magic in the sense of transcendence of this ordinary life into another realm.
—William Robin, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
Nudy’s work doesn’t promise conceptual transcendence.
—Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2025
As the container of our culture’s internal contradictions, including dogmatism and pragmatism, individualism and communitarianism, and Biercean indignation and Emersonian transcendence, hardcore is as American as atomic warfare.
—Chris R. Morgan, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 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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