transsubjective

adjective

trans·​subjective

¦tranz,

-raanz,

-n(t)s+

: of, relating to, or being in a state of existence independent of an individual mind or mode of thinking though not necessarily independent of the modes of thought common to all men : objective in universal rather than individual experience

concepts are necessarily transsubjective, for they are of universal validity

—Alfred Stern

Word History

Etymology

trans- + subjective

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