- I have a need for creative transformation and transcendence.
- He is preoccupied with religious transcendence and clumsy in love.
- Some people get what they want, some get what they deserve, some achieve transcendence.
Meaning of transcendence in English
(Definition of transcendence from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of transcendence
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Blending unconsciously transcendence and immanence, as they do, is a very doubtful chimaera.
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The classical tradition affirmed both transcendence and immanence.
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By the end of his terrible journey, he embraces the whole 'divine circle' of creation, affirming transcendence rather than mortality.
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Although participants were unable to define transcendence, they used phrases such as "profound moments," "mystery," and "magical moments" to refer to it.
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Containment and transcendence are experiential qualities associated with the image, and can be regarded as a companion concept to enclosure/ouverture.
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For the development of transcendent wisdom, spiritual engagement and mystical experiences may facilitate the transcendence of identity, conventionalities and inertia that hinder growth and maturity.
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This is because finite human minds have difficulty grasping transcendence.
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One is to say that the transcendence project is called "theor y," and so theor y is impossible and has no consequences.
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In addition, goal setting at a higher abstraction level should be considered, goals such as self-transcendence and doing the best possible.
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Given this definition, we see that the electroacoustic community has already pledged allegiance to transcendence.
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There is therefore room for debate about which category gives the genuine description of transcendence.
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A second consequence follows from music's transcendence of conceptual meaning.
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I need to be convinced that such intervention in potential transcendence is logical within the context of the image.
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Late life transcendence : a new developmental perspective on ageing.
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Alien imagery serves as a perfect model for the temporary transcendence of time, space and place that ravers desire.
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