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transcendent |
Grep of noun transcendent transcendental number transcendental philosophy transcendentalism transcendentalist Overview of adj transcendent The adj transcendent has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) transcendent, unknowable -- (beyond and outside the ordinary range of human experience or understanding; "philosophers...often explicitly reject the notion of any transcendent reality beyond thought...and claim to be concerned only with thought itself..."- W.P.Alston; "the unknowable mysteries of lifer") 2. transcendent, surpassing -- (exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence) Antonyms of adj transcendent 2 senses of transcendent Sense 1 transcendent, unknowable INDIRECT (VIA unknown) -> known Sense 2 transcendent, surpassing INDIRECT (VIA superior) -> inferior Similarity of adj transcendent 2 senses of transcendent Sense 1 transcendent, unknowable => unknown (vs. known) Sense 2 transcendent, surpassing => superior (vs. inferior) Attributes of adj transcendent Familiarity of adj transcendent transcendent used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj transcendent transcendent transcendental Overview of adj transcendent The adj transcendent has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) transcendent, unknowable -- (beyond and outside the ordinary range of human experience or understanding; "philosophers...often explicitly reject the notion of any transcendent reality beyond thought...and claim to be concerned only with thought itself..."- W.P.Alston; "the unknowable mysteries of lifer") 2. transcendent, surpassing -- (exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence)
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