1
as in supernatural
of, relating to, or being part of a reality beyond the observable physical universe
the concept of the soul as a transcendental entity that exists entirely apart from the body
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as in superhuman
being so extraordinary or abnormal as to suggest powers which violate the laws of nature
in his speeches he manifests a transcendental ability to inspire people from all points on the political spectrum
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Recent Examples of transcendental
Maharishi International University was founded in 1971 by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who also introduced transcendental meditation.
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Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 1 Mar. 2026
Thus, an incredible quest for stardust unfolds before our very eyes, a transcendental adventure that has much to teach us about the importance of method, perseverance, and humility.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
Magician Doug Henning announces plans to build Veda Land, a theme park based on magic, mysticism and transcendental meditation, in Osceola County.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
The study, published in the journal Biomolecules, found that participants who practiced transcendental meditation had lower expression of the genes associated with inflammation and aging.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 26 Dec. 2025
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Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 1 Mar. 2026
Thus, an incredible quest for stardust unfolds before our very eyes, a transcendental adventure that has much to teach us about the importance of method, perseverance, and humility.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
Magician Doug Henning announces plans to build Veda Land, a theme park based on magic, mysticism and transcendental meditation, in Osceola County.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
The study, published in the journal Biomolecules, found that participants who practiced transcendental meditation had lower expression of the genes associated with inflammation and aging.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 26 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transcendental
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The former is right up the alley of fans of supernatural thrillers, while the latter pulls back the curtain on the invention of reality TV.—
Kat Chen,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
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But where once engineers could use any raw ingredients at their disposal to make parts with almost supernatural structural abilities, the climate crisis dictates a change of strategy.—
Caitlin Kennedy,
Scientific American,
25 Apr. 2026
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And typing and talking have both been automated to a superhuman level by AI.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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Sure, injuries could change things, or maybe there is some sort of superhuman game that a guy has to at least give the other team a bit of hope.—
David Troy OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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The film centers on two fraudulent paranormal investigators who are forced to face real ghosts — and the lies underpinning their business.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2026
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The Volo Museum is located in the far northwest suburb it is named for, and is well known for reports by guests, employees and the family of owners of paranormal activity on the property.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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There, the cast also took time to help Thomas learn the wand dance that is seen on stage, which is supposed to show how the new students at the magical school are learning how to operate their wands.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Mount Fuji’s westerly location means that clear nights offer spectacular sunsets, the sun dipping behind the peak, but sunrise is equally as magical, when the first rays cast their light on the cone.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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The exhibition embraces contradiction, images that are grotesque and sacred, humorous and terrifying, physical and metaphysical.—
George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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Glenn Turner Turner is a leftist Oakland activist who retired after running a metaphysical and pagan shop for 30 years.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
19 Apr. 2026
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The sightings, while very much real, are still miraculous.—
Hannah Towey,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Apr. 2026
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Penny had the miraculous fortune to be matched with Commander Judd, who is only two or three times her age.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2026
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As prospective farmers struggled to clear forests for rice fields in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Malaya, their efforts might have been accompanied by mystical incantations like this invocation against Iblis, the Devil in Islamic tradition.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Apr. 2026
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Rather like Indian gurus in nineteen-sixties hippie culture, the Jews were assumed to be repositories of every kind of mystical and human elevation.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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His gift is an uncanny ability to solve crimes that leave the LAPD baffled, armed only with the savvy and dry humor reminiscent of the gumshoe detectives of the noir genre.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
28 Apr. 2026
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Cameras now deploy ever higher frame rates, as seen in the uncanny sheen of blockbusters by James Cameron and Peter Jackson, and films are shot, shown, and restored on ever higher resolutions (4K, 8K, and beyond).—
Dennis Lim,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Transcendental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transcendental. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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