- transcendental
- transcendental (adj.) 1660s, from M.L. transcendentalis, from L. transcendentem (see TRANSCENDENT (Cf. transcendent)). Transcendental meditation attested by 1966.
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Transcendental — Tran scen*den tal, a. [Cf. F. transcendantal, G. transcendental.] 1. Supereminent; surpassing others; as, transcendental being or qualities. [1913 Webster] 2. (Philos.) In the Kantian system, of or pertaining to that which can be determined a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Transcendental — can refer to:In mathematics: * Transcendental number, a class of irrational numbers * Transcendental function, a class of functionsIn philosophy and religion: * Transcendence (philosophy) * Transcendental idealism, a philosophical doctrine… … Wikipedia
transcendental — TRANSCENDENTÁL, Ă, transcendentali, e, adj. (În filozofia lui Kant) Care se referă la formele apriorice ale cunoaşterii, care premerge experienţei şi o condiţionează. ♦ Care este deasupra lumii reale. – Din fr. transcendantal, lat.… … Dicționar Român
Transcendental — Tran scen*den tal, n. A transcendentalist. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
transcendental — index mysterious, obscure (abstruse), paramount, recondite Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
transcendental — adj. 2 g. 1. Transcendente. 2. [Filosofia] Relativo à razão pura, anteriormente a qualquer experiência … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
transcendental — transcendent, ideal, *abstract Analogous words: *supernatural, supranatural: categorical, *ultimate … New Dictionary of Synonyms
transcendental — adj. trascendental … Diccionario de la lengua española
transcendental — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to a spiritual realm. 2) relating to or denoting Transcendentalism. DERIVATIVES transcendentally adverb … English terms dictionary
transcendental — [tran΄sen dent′ l] adj. [ML transcendentalis] 1. a) TRANSCENDENT (sense 1) b) SUPERNATURAL 2. abstract; metaphysical 3. of or having to do with transcendentalism … English World dictionary
