transcendent
Surpassing all limits
Transcendent means beyond ordinary limits or experience—surpassing the usual.
In philosophy and religion, the transcendent exists outside the physical world or human comprehension: a transcendent God, transcendent reality.
More loosely, transcendent describes anything supremely excellent or awe-inspiring: a transcendent performance, transcendent beauty.
The word elevates whatever it modifies above the mundane.
Reverent fear and wonder
- majestyImpressive supreme dignity
- grandeurImpressive splendor and scale
- splendorImpressive, striking beauty
- breathtakingAstonishingly beautiful or exciting
magnificent · wondrous · glorious · ineffable · numinous · overwhelming · profound · exalted
Profound spiritual awakening
- nirvanaRelease from cyclical existence
- divineOf or from gods
- sacredWorthy of reverence
- mysticalOf hidden spiritual significance
awakening · illumination · satori · moksha · samadhi · consciousness · meditation · oneness
Delicate beyond earthly measure
- celestialOf the sky above
- supernaturalBeyond natural explanation
- unearthlySupernatural or eerie
- mysticalOf hidden spiritual significance
heavenly · cosmic · astral · unworldly · spectral · otherworldly · liminal · paranormal
Going beyond in quality
- exceedingGoing beyond limits
- supremeHighest in authority
- paramountOf supreme significance
- peerlessHaving no equal
unrivaled · incomparable · unsurpassed · preeminent · matchless · unparalleled · exceptional · extraordinary
Having no bounds
- limitlessWithout any boundaries
- unboundedHaving no limits
- eternalLasting without end
- timelessUnaffected by eras
immeasurable · unlimited · unfathomable · inexhaustible · endless · vast · immense · absolute
Beyond the material realm
- a prioriIndependent of experience
- categoricalUnconditional and explicit
- idealistPursuer of noble principles
- KantianOf duty-ethics philosophy
phenomenological · ontological · epistemological · absolute · universal · dialectical · platonic · existential
awe
Reverent fear and wonder
- majestyImpressive supreme dignity
- grandeurImpressive splendor and scale
- splendorImpressive, striking beauty
breathtaking · magnificent · wondrous · glorious · ineffable · numinous · overwhelming · profound · exalted · majestic
enlightenment
Profound spiritual awakening
mystical · awakening · illumination · satori · moksha · samadhi · consciousness · meditation · oneness · bliss
ethereal
Delicate beyond earthly measure
- celestialOf the sky above
- supernaturalBeyond natural explanation
- unearthlySupernatural or eerie
mystical · heavenly · cosmic · astral · unworldly · spectral · otherworldly · liminal · paranormal · metaphysical
surpassing
Going beyond in quality
peerless · unrivaled · incomparable · unsurpassed · preeminent · matchless · unparalleled · exceptional · extraordinary · superlative
infinite
Having no bounds
timeless · immeasurable · unlimited · unfathomable · inexhaustible · endless · vast · immense · absolute · unconstrained
metaphysical
Beyond the material realm
- a prioriIndependent of experience
- categoricalUnconditional and explicit
- idealistPursuer of noble principles
Kantian · phenomenological · ontological · epistemological · absolute · universal · dialectical · platonic · existential · essence
- spiritualitysacred, enlightened, divine, holy, spiritual growth
- supernaturalghosts, ghost, witches, spirits, vampire
- amazingastonishing, astounding, breathtaking, extraordinary, incredible
- excellenceexcellence, greatness, superior, perfection, premium
- Heavenlycelestial, divine, eternal, paradise, halo
- Mysticalethereal, otherworldly, supernatural, numinous, ineffable
transcendentinferior
Of lower rank
mediocre · substandard · second-rate · poor · unremarkable
- transcendent beautyAesthetic excellence beyond ordinary
- transcendent experienceAwareness beyond usual limits
- transcendental experienceAwareness surpassing ordinary perception
- spiritual transcendenceRising beyond physical existence
- Transcendental MeditationTrademarked silent mantra method
- transcendent wisdomUnderstanding beyond earthly comprehension
transcendentalism, transcendental, transcendence, transcended, transcendency, transcendently, transcendentalist, transcendentalists, transcendentally