transcendency
/træn'sendənsi/ Cách viết khác : (transcendence) /træn'sendəns/
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Definition
- Noun:
- The state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits: "Transcendency" refers to the quality or condition of being superior, exceeding normal boundaries, or achieving an exceptional level.
- A state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material experience: In philosophical or spiritual contexts, it denotes existing in a realm that surpasses the physical, empirical world.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The transcendency of her artistic vision was recognized by critics worldwide. (Her artistic vision was seen as surpassing all others.)
- Many religions speak of the transcendency of the divine, existing beyond human comprehension. (The divine is described as being beyond material limits.)
Advanced Usage
- "Transcendency of thought": Refers to ideas or intellectual achievements that go far beyond conventional thinking.
- The philosopher was celebrated for the transcendency of his thought, which challenged centuries of dogma.
- In discussions of aesthetics: Used to describe art or beauty that evokes a sense of surpassing ordinary experience.
- The symphony achieved a musical transcendency that left the audience in awe.
Variants and Related Words
- Transcendence (n): The more common variant, identical in meaning to "transcendency."
- He sought spiritual transcendence through meditation.
- Transcendent (adj): Describing something that possesses the quality of transcendency.
- The view from the mountain peak was a transcendent experience.
- Transcendental (adj): Often used in philosophy (e.g., Kantian philosophy) to denote knowledge or principles that are not derived from experience but are presupposed by it.
- Kant's theory deals with transcendental conditions of experience.
Synonyms
- Superiority: The state of being higher in quality or achievement.
- Preeminence: The fact of surpassing all others; distinction.
- Supremacy: The state of being the highest in rank or power.
- Otherworldliness: The quality of seeming to belong to another, spiritual world.
Antonyms
- Immanence: The state of being inherent or operating within the material world (often contrasted with transcendency in philosophy and theology).
- Ordinariness: The quality of being normal or commonplace.
- Inferiority: The state of being lower in quality or status.
Noun
- the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits
- a state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material experience