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transcendency |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Transcendence \Tran*scend"ence\ (-ens), Transcendency \Tran*scend"en*cy\ (-en*s[y^]), [Cf. L. transcendentia F. transcendance.] 1. The quality or state of being transcendent; superior excellence; supereminence. The Augustinian theology rests upon the transcendence of Deity at its controlling principle. --A. V. G. Allen. 2. Elevation above truth; exaggeration. [Obs.] ``Where transcendencies are more allowed.'' --Bacon. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: transcendency n 1: a state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material experience [syn: {transcendence}] 2: the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits [syn: {transcendence}, {superiority}]
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