transcendentalist

adjective

Definition of transcendentalistnext
as in metaphysical

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  1. metaphysical
  2. visionary
Adjective
  • In both films, everything comes in threes, the incessant crosscutting is accorded a flashy metaphysical weight, and time itself is manipulated, distorted, and rearranged to the point of meaninglessness.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Conference-goers are here to sample and peruse the shifting practices of the nation’s market for metaphysical beliefs.
    — Sam Kestenbaum, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of metaphysical
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  • The avant-garde revolution of the ’60s produced many visionary jazz musicians, but few were able to perform at both Carnegie Hall and the White House.
    — Levi Dayan, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The idea was associated with visionary eighteenth-century architects like Claude-Nicolas Ledoux and Étienne-Louis Boullée—perhaps the most famous example is Ledoux’s Oikema, a proposal for a brothel shaped like a massive phallus.
    — Alec Mapes-Frances, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of visionary
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“Transcendentalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transcendentalist. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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