Transcendent
Pronunciation : Tran*scend"ent
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. transcendens, -entis, p. pr. of transcendere to transcend: cf. F. transcendant, G. transcendent.]
Definition : 1. Very excellent; superior or supreme in excellence; surpassing others; as, transcendent worth; transcendent valor. Clothed with transcendent brightness. Milton.
2. (Kantian Philos.)
Defn: Transcending, or reaching beyond, the limits of human knowledge; -- applied to affirmations and speculations concerning what lies beyond the reach of the human intellect.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Tran*scend"ent
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: That which surpasses or is supereminent; that which is very excellent.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913