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transcendent 1. a. (in the philosophy of Kant) beyond or before experience; a priori b. (of a concept) falling outside a given set of categories c. beyond consciousness or direct apprehension 2. Theol (of God) having continuous existence outside the created world 3. free from the limitations inherent in matter 4. Philosophy a transcendent thing How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Here again, then, as has been already observed, the transcendent excellence of Homer is manifest. The method was revealed perfectly in 'Smoke,' but each successive book of his that I read was a fresh proof of its truth, a revelation of its transcendent superiority. In the afternoon several young girls of Marlott, former schoolfellows and acquaintances of Tess, called to see her, arriving dressed in their best starched and ironed, as became visitors to a person who had made a transcendent conquest (as they supposed), and sat round the room looking at her with great curiosity. |
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