Meanings
nountranscendency (countable and uncountable, plural transcendencies)
plural transcendencies
- countableuncountabletranscendence
- countableobsoleteuncountableelevation above the truth; exaggeration
This would haue better done in Poeſy; where Tranſcendencies are more allowed.
1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Adversity”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC, page 22
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material experience
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nounthe state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits
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transcendency. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transcendency
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“transcendency.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transcendency. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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