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transcendental (adj.)

1660s, from Medieval Latin transcendentalis, from Latin transcendentem (see transcendent). Related: Transcendentally. Transcendental meditation attested by 1966.

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Definitions of transcendental from WordNet

transcendental (adj.)
existing outside of or not in accordance with nature; "find transcendental motives for sublunary action"-Aldous Huxley;
Synonyms: nonnatural / otherworldly / preternatural
transcendental (adj.)
of or characteristic of a system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material;
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