transcendence
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Noun
transcendence (countable and uncountable, plural transcendences)
- (countable) The act of surpassing usual limits.
- (uncountable) The state of being beyond the range of normal perception.
- (uncountable) The state of being free from the constraints of the material world, as in the case of a deity.
- Superior excellence; supereminence.
- A. V. G. Allen
- The Augustinian theology rests upon the transcendence of Deity at its controlling principle.
- A. V. G. Allen
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the act of surpassing usual limits
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the state of being beyond the range of normal perception
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the state of being free from the constraints of the material world, as in the case of a deity
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superior excellence; supereminence
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