Meaning

adjective existing outside of or not in accordance with nature; -Aldous Huxley

adjective of or characteristic of a system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material

originThe adjective is a learned borrowing from Medieval Latin transcendentālis + English -al (suffix meaning of or relating to forming adjectives; and forming nouns, especially of verbal action). Transcendentālis is derived from Latin trānscendentem + ‑ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship); and trānscendentem is the accusative singular form of trānscendēns (“exceeding, surpassing,…

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