transcendence (trans end ens)

[F. tran scendance = Sp.transcendencia, trascendencia = Pg. transcendencia = It. transcendenza, trascen denza, exaggeration. In a most weak and debile minister, great power, great transcendence. Shak ., All's Well, ii. 3. 40. transcendency (tran-sen'den-si), n. [As tran scendence (see -cy).] Same as transcendence . "It is true greatne to have in one the frailty of a man and the security of a God;"... this would have done better in poesy, where transcendencies are more allowed. Bacon , Adversity (ed. 1887). transcendent (trån-sen'dent), a . and n. [Formerly also transcend ant ; tran The Auk , Jan., 1891, p. 82. scendant = Pr. trenscendant = Sp. transcendente , The Trans - Appal a chi an movement of Birds. IMG:content-0726.png:[blocks in formation] The Lords accused the Commons for their transcend ant misbehaviour. Evelyn , Diary, June 2, 1675. 2. In scholastic philos., not included under one of the ten categories; higher than the categories.-3. In Kantian philos., transcending experience; unrealizable in experience; not an object of po ible experience. For any question or theorem which might pa beyond po ible experience Kant reserved the term transcendent. Adams on, Fichte, p. 112. 4. Transcending the universe of matter; not e entially connected with the universe; not cosmic: as, a transcendent deity. - Transcendent Judgment, uni vocation, etc. See the nouns. =Syn. 1. Preeminent, surpa ing, supereminent, unequaled, unparalleled, unrivaled, peerle . II. n. 1. That which surpa es or excels; anything greatly superior or supereminent. This power of remi ion is a transcend ant , pa ing through all the parts of the priestly offices. Jer. Taylor , Works (ed. 1835), II. 260. 2. In metaph.: ( a ) A reality above the categories or predicaments. The transcendents said to be six: Ens, Res (thing), A liquid (something), Unum (one), Verum (true), Bonum (good); or five, Ens be ing omitted. (b) That which is altogether beyond the bounds of human cognition and thought. Compare I., 3.-3. In math., a transcendental expre ion or function.