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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The driving force at the center of almost all the show’s best numbers is Webb’s voice, which is a marvelous instrument for this music, equally capable of delivering touching tenderness or a velvety wail of triumphant transcendence.
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Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 15 May 2025
There’s a sense of transcendence running through fABLE, with most songs resolving in a major key, carried by propulsive percussion and a whole lot of pedal steel.
—Leah Lu, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2025
On Chromatica, Gaga was seeking heavenly transcendence above the dance floor.
—Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
Baker identifies a number of practices and traditions from the first half of the twentieth century as embodying entrepreneurialism, from New Thought, an influential spiritual movement that championed the transcendence of the mind over material reality, to direct-selling networks.
—Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
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Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 15 May 2025
There’s a sense of transcendence running through fABLE, with most songs resolving in a major key, carried by propulsive percussion and a whole lot of pedal steel.
—Leah Lu, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2025
On Chromatica, Gaga was seeking heavenly transcendence above the dance floor.
—Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
Baker identifies a number of practices and traditions from the first half of the twentieth century as embodying entrepreneurialism, from New Thought, an influential spiritual movement that championed the transcendence of the mind over material reality, to direct-selling networks.
—Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Transcendence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transcendence. Accessed 24 May. 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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