Transcendental - English meaning

adjective

Of or like god or a god.

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Heroes with divine powers

noun

A cleric or theologian.

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There are also many references to contemporary natural sciences and a healthy smattering of anglica…

verb

Discover (something) by guesswork or intuition.

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Mum had divined my state of mind

adjective

Extremely delicate and light in a way that seems not to be of this world.

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Her ethereal beauty

adjective

Extremely light and delicate, as if not of this world

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Ethereal music, an ethereal beauty

adjective

(of a person or their rank or status) at a high or powerful level.

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It had taken her years of infighting to reach her present exalted rank

verb

Think or speak very highly of (someone or something).

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The party will continue to exalt their hero

adjective

Of heaven; divine.

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Heavenly father

adjective

Of or from heaven, or giving great pleasure

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It was a good party and the food was heavenly.

adjective

Too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words.

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The ineffable mysteries of the soul

adjective

Causing so much emotion, especially pleasure, that it cannot be described

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Ineffable joy/beauty

noun

A person who seeks by contemplation and self-surrender to obtain unity with or absorption into the deity or the absolute, or who believes in the spiritual apprehension of truths that are beyond the intellect.

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The poetry of the 16th-century spanish mystic, st john of the cross

adjective

Another term for mystical.

noun

A person who tries to communicate directly with god or other forces controlling the universe

Usage examples:

His ideas might sound familiar to new age mystics today.

adjective

Relating to mystics or religious mysticism.

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The mystical theology of richard rolle

adjective

Relating to the belief that there is hidden meaning in life, or that each human being can unite with god

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A mystical religion, she joined a religious community after having a series of mystical visions., o…

adjective

Having a strong religious or spiritual quality; indicating or suggesting the presence of a divinity.

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The strange, numinous beauty of this ancient landmark

adjective

Having a deep spiritual (= religious) quality or connection

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The numinous mysteries of mozart, schumann, and mahler

adjective

Beyond what is normal or natural.

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Autumn had arrived with preternatural speed

adjective

More than is usual or natural

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Anger gave me preternatural strength, and i managed to force the door open.

adjective

Relating to or affecting the human spirit or soul as opposed to material or physical things.

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I'm responsible for his spiritual welfare

noun

A religious song of a kind associated with black christians of the southern us, and thought to derive from the combination of european hymns and african musical elements by black slaves.

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The cwmbach male voice choir entertained with a traditional repertoire of welsh hymns, spirituals a…

noun

A kind of religious song, originally developed by african-americans

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Religion focuses on the spiritual side of life., he’s the group’s spiritual leader., researchers ar…

adjective

Of very great excellence or beauty.

Usage examples:

Mozart's sublime piano concertos

verb

(of a solid substance) change directly into vapour when heated, typically forming a solid deposit again on cooling.

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The ice sublimed away, leaving the books dry and undamaged

adjective

Extremely good, beautiful, or enjoyable, and therefore satisfying

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Sublime food/scenery

adjective

Having or showing exceptional ability or powers.

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The pilot made one last superhuman effort not to come down right on our heads

adjective

Having or needing powers or abilities that are greater than those of most people

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Cops say he exhibited superhuman strength in resisting arrest.

adjective

(of a manifestation or event) attributed to some force beyond scientific understanding or the laws of nature.

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A supernatural being

noun

Manifestations or events considered to be of supernatural origin, such as ghosts.

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A frightening manifestation of the supernatural

adjective

(of something’s cause or existence) not able to be explained by the laws of science

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From the center of the tree, a supernatural light began to glow.

adjective

Beyond or above the range of normal or physical human experience.

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The search for a transcendent level of knowledge

adjective

Greater, better, more important, or going past or above all others

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Transcendent power/beauty/love, he describes seeing pelé play football as one of the transcendent m…

adjective

Existing beyond the world.

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Transmundane voyagers