transcendental

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌtɹænˌ(t)sɛnˈdɛntl̩/ UK /ˌtɹæn(t)s(ɛ)nˈdɛntl̩/ See IPA manual

Freq #40149

Meanings

1

adj
existing outside of or not in accordance with nature

Find transcendental motives for sublunary action-Aldous Huxley.
2

adj
Synonym of transcendent (“surpassing usual limits; excelling; extraordinary”).

[T]he Deity himſelf, tho' he perceiveth neither Pleaſure, nor Pain, nor any thing elſe, as vve do: yet muſt needs have a Perfect and Tranſcendental Perception, both of Pleaſure, and Pain, and of all other things.
3

adj
In the philosophy of Aristotle (384–322 B.C.E.): synonym of transcendent (“transcending or extending beyond a single category”); also, synonym of metaphysical (“of or relating to the basic structure of reality”).

Thoſe Particles are here ſtiled Tranſcendental, vvhich do circumſtantiate vvords in reſpect of ſome Metaphyſical notion; either by enlarging the acception of them to ſome more general ſignification, then doth belong to the reſtrained ſenſe of their places: or denoting a relation to ſome other Predicament or Genus, under vvhich they are not originally placed.
4

adj
In the philosophy of Immanuel Kant (1724–1804) or similar philosophies: concerned with the a priori or intuitive basis of knowledge, independent of experience.

The chief mystics in Germany, it would appear, are the Transcendental Philosophers, [Immanuel] Kant, [Johann Gottlieb] Fichte, and [Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph] Schelling!

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Synonyms

1 adj · existing outside of or not... nonnatural

2 adj · synonym of transcendent... surpassing transcendent

Word family

Derived forms nontranscendentalsemitranscendentalsupertranscendentaltranscendentalisetranscendentalismtranscendentalitytranscendentalizetranscendentallytranscendentalnesstransseriesuntranscendental

Related forms transcendtranscendencetranscendencytranscendenttranscendently

Etymology

The adjective is a learned borrowing from Medieval Latin transcendentālis + English -al (suffix meaning of or relating to forming adjectives; and forming nouns, especially of verbal action). Transcendentālis is derived from Latin trānscendentem + ‑ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship); and trānscendentem is the accusative singular form of trānscendēns (“exceeding, surpassing, transcending”), the present active participle of trānscendō (“to climb, cross, pass, or step over; to exceed, surpass, transcend”), from trāns- (prefix meaning ‘across; beyond; through’) (ultimately from Proto-...

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# transcendental

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌtɹænˌ(t)sɛnˈdɛntl̩/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌtɹæn(t)s(ɛ)nˈdɛntl̩/
**Frequency rank:** 40149

## Meanings
1. existing outside of or not in accordance with nature
2. Synonym of transcendent (“surpassing usual limits; excelling; extraordinary”).
3. In the philosophy of Aristotle (384–322 B.C.E.): synonym of transcendent (“transcending or extending beyond a single category”); also, synonym of metaphysical (“of or relating to the basic structure of reality”).
4. In the philosophy of Immanuel Kant (1724–1804) or similar philosophies: concerned with the a priori or intuitive basis of knowledge, independent of experience.

## Examples
- Find transcendental motives for sublunary action-Aldous Huxley.
- [T]he Deity himſelf, tho' he perceiveth neither Pleaſure, nor Pain, nor any thing elſe, as vve do: yet muſt needs have a Perfect and Tranſcendental Perception, both of Pleaſure, and Pain, and of all other things.
- Thoſe Particles are here ſtiled Tranſcendental, vvhich do circumſtantiate vvords in reſpect of ſome Metaphyſical notion; either by enlarging the acception of them to ſome more general ſignification, then doth belong to the reſtrained ſenſe of their places: or denoting a relation to ſome other Predicament or Genus, under vvhich they are not originally placed.
- The chief mystics in Germany, it would appear, are the Transcendental Philosophers, [Immanuel] Kant, [Johann Gottlieb] Fichte, and [Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph] Schelling!

## Derived Forms
- nontranscendental
- semitranscendental
- supertranscendental
- transcendentalise
- transcendentalism
- transcendentality
- transcendentalize
- transcendentally
- transcendentalness
- transseries
- untranscendental

## Related Forms
- transcend
- transcendence
- transcendency
- transcendent
- transcendently

## Etymology
The adjective is a learned borrowing from Medieval Latin transcendentālis + English -al (suffix meaning of or relating to forming adjectives; and forming nouns, especially of verbal action). Transcendentālis is derived from Latin trānscendentem + ‑ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship); and trānscendentem is the accusative singular form of trānscendēns (“exceeding, surpassing, transcending”), the present active participle of trānscendō (“to climb, cross, pass, or step over; to exceed, surpass, transcend”), from trāns- (prefix meaning ‘across; beyond; through’) (ultimately from Proto-...

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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