transpersonal

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adjective

That transcends the personal or individual

OriginEnglish personal ← Middle English personal ← Latin trans- →
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Meanings

adjectivetranspersonal (comparative more transpersonal, superlative most transpersonal)

comparative more transpersonal · superlative most transpersonal

  1. human sciencesThat transcends the personal or individual

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*térh₂t
  3. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂ónts
  4. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂n̥ts
  5. Proto-Italic*trāns
  6. Proto-Italic*trāns-
  7. Latintrans-
  8. Englishtrans-
  9. Middle Englishpersonal
  10. Englishpersonal
  11. Englishtranspersonal

From trans- + personal.

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Translations

French transpersonnel
  • transpersonneltranscends the personal
Italian transpersonale
  • transpersonaletranscends the personal
Polish transpersonalny
  • transpersonalnytranscends the personal
Swedish transpersonell
  • transpersonelltranscends the personal
Cite this entry
APA

transpersonal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transpersonal

MLA

“transpersonal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transpersonal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transpersonal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transpersonal.

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