Definition of transcendent
1a
: exceeding usual limits : surpassing
b
: extending or lying beyond the limits of ordinary experience
c
in Kantian philosophy
: being beyond the limits of all possible experience and knowledge
2
: being beyond comprehension
3
: transcending the universe or material existence — compare immanent sense 2
4
: universally applicable or significant
the antislavery movement … recognized the transcendent importance of liberty— L. H. Tribe
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The first known use of transcendent was in the 15th century
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