noun. With regard to metaphysics and within the analysis of awareness, a state of presence or interpretation which goes beyond typical comprehension or experience. The term indicates states which surpass the physical world and the nature of material presence.
TRANSCENDENCE: "The state of transcendence is said by some to be almost like meditation."
Cite this page: Nugent, Pam M.S., "TRANSCENDENCE," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 29, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/transcendence/ (accessed July 26, 2017).
