going beyond ordinary limits; surpassing; exceeding.

superior or supreme.

Theology . (of the Deity) transcending the universe, time, etc. Compare immanent ( def. 3 ) .

Philosophy .

Scholasticism . above all possible modes of the infinite.

Kantianism . transcending experience; not realizable in human experience. Compare transcendental ( defs. 5a, c ) .

(in modern realism) referred to, but beyond, direct apprehension; outside consciousness.

a transcendental function.

adjective

inferior , ordinary , simple

adjective

absolute , abstract , accomplished , beyond grasp , boundless , consummate , entire , eternal , exceeding , fantastic , finished , hypothetical , ideal , incomparable , infinite , innate , intact , intellectual , intuitive , matchless , obscure , original , otherworldly , peerless , perfect , pre-eminent , primordial , sublime , superior , supernatural , supreme , surpassing , theoretical , towering , transcendental , transcending , transmundane , ultimate , unequalable , unequalled , unique , unparalleled , unrivalled , whole , extreme , unsurpassable , utmost , uttermost , hypothetic , theoretic , preeminent