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- pronunciation:
- traen
sen
d
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
going beyond the ordinary; surpassing; extraordinary.
She wanted to see for herself the transcendent beauty of the Himalayas. |
| definition 2: |
in philosophy, beyond the limits of human experience or knowledge.
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| definition 3: |
in theology, beyond and independent of the material universe, as God. (Cf. immanent.)
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| related words: |
celestial, divine, incomparable, supernatural, towering |
adverb + (adj.)transcendent
absolutely, radically, rather, somehow, truly, utterly
(adj.)transcendent
+ noun
aspect,
beauty,
being,
capacity,
consciousness,
creator,
deity,
dimension,
domain,
entity,
experience,
factor,
faith,
figure,
gift,
grace,
idea,
ideal,
importance,
joy,
knowledge,
leverage,
leveraging,
meaning,
moment,
mystery,
nature,
objective,
observer,
oneness,
origin,
personality,
perspective,
power,
principle,
psi,
psyche,
reality,
realm,
reference,
referent,
sameness,
self,
significance,
source,
spirit,
spirituality,
suffering,
symbol,
theme,
truth,
understanding,
unity,
value,
vision,
whole,
wisdom,
works
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| derivations: |
transcendently (adv.), transcendence (n.), transcendency (n.) |
The word transcendent
contains the following parts:
tra-, trans-
Latin
prefix
that means across, over, to the other side
  Example words:
intransigent, intransitive, neurotransmitter, traduce, trajectory, transact, transatlantic, transceiver, transcend, transcendent, transcribe, transcript, transect, transept, transfer, transfigure, transfix, transform, transfuse, transgress, transient, transit, transition, transitive, translate, transliterate, translucent, transmissible, transmit, transmute, transonic, transparent, transpire, transplant, transport, transpose, transsexual, transuranic, transverse, transvestite, traverse
scen, scend
Latin
root
that means climb
Example words:
-ant, -ent
Latin
adjective- and noun-forming suffix
that means (in adjectives) doing the action denoted by the verb root; (in nouns) one who or that which does the action denoted by the verb root.
More about this word part:
The suffix -ant
, -ent
forms adjectives and, to a much lesser extent, nouns from Latin verb stems such as fid in confident
and stud in student
. This suffix is the equivalent in Latin of the "-ing" inflection in English. Many adjectives ending in -ant
, -ent
have a corresponding noun ending in -ance, -ence, -ancy, -ency.
Example words:
aberrant, accident, accidental, adherent, adjacent, affluent, agent, alterant, ambient, antecedent, applicant, arrogant, benevolent, coherent, combatant, complacent, confidant, confident, consequent, consultant, continent, conversant, current, defoliant, dependent, different, disinfectant, dissonant, dominant, efficient, eloquent, equilibrant, exorbitant, extravagant, fluent, hydrant, ignorant, important, inadvertent, incessant, incognizant, inconsonant, indignant, informant, itinerant, malevolent, miscreant, parent, participant, patient, precedent, predominant, president, prudent, pungent, recreant, reluctant, repugnant, resident, resonant, servant, significant, student, tenant, transcendent, vacant, vagrant, variant, verdant
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