transcendental
has definitions from the field of philosophy
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[ adjective ] existing outside of or not in accordance with nature
Synonyms Examples "find transcendental motives for sublunary action"-Aldous Huxley Used in print (Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)In_general , there is no society so secularized as to be completely without religiously inspired transcendental ends . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (philosophy) of or characteristic of a system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual about the empirical and material
Used in print (Randall Stewart, "A Little History, a Little Honesty: A...)Emerson - Platonist , idealist , doctrinaire - sounded a high Transcendental note in his `` Boston_Hymn '' , delivered in 1863 in the Boston Music_Hall amidst thundering applause : `` Pay ransom to the owner and fill the bag to the brim . Related terms |
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