Countable noun used chiefly in philosophical contexts (e.g., “the transcendent,” “transcendents”).
Traductions
In metaphysics, a transcendent is thought to lie outside the bounds of empirical science.
En métaphysique, un transcendant est censé se situer hors des limites de la science empirique.
Définitions
Something that surpasses ordinary limits; a being or reality existing beyond the physical universe. In metaphysics, a transcendent is thought to lie outside the bounds of empirical science.
Synonymes
the Absolute
ultimate reality
the Divine
supreme being
the Other