2. Elevation above truth; exaggeration. [Obs.] "Where transcendencies are more allowed." Bacon.
TRANSCENDENT Tran*scend"ent, a. Etym: [L. transcendens, -entis, p. pr. of transcendere to transcend: cf. F. transcendant, G. transcendent.]
1. Very excellent; superior or supreme in excellence; surpassing others; as, transcendent worth; transcendent valor. Clothed with transcendent brightness. Milton.
2. (Kantian Philos.)
Defn: Transcending, or reaching beyond, the limits of human knowledge; — applied to affirmations and speculations concerning what lies beyond the reach of the human intellect.
TRANSCENDENT
Tran*scend"ent, n.
Defn: That which surpasses or is supereminent; that which is very excellent.
TRANSCENDENTAL Tran`scen*den"tal, a. Etym: [Cf. F. transcendantal, G. transcendental.]
1. Supereminent; surpassing others; as, transcendental being or qualities.
2. (Philos.)