Tran-scēnd'ent1, a.
a. [Lat. transcendens, p. pr. of transcendere, It. & Sp. transcendente, trascendente, Pr. transcendent, Fr. transcendant.]
- Very excellent; superior or supreme in excellence; surpassing others; as, transcendent worth; transcendent valor. “Clothed with transcendent brightness.” Milton.
- (Kantian Philos.) Transcending or going beyond the bounds of human knowledge;—applied to speculation about what lies beyond the reach of the human intellect.