Transcendence may refer to:
- Religion
- Transcendence (religion) In religion, transcendence is a condition or state of being that surpasses physical existence and in one form is also independent of it. It is affirmed in the concept of the divine in the major religious traditions, and contrasts with the notion of God, or the Absolute, existing exclusively in the physical order , or indistinguishable from it (, the concept of being entirely above the created universe.
- Salvation In religion, salvation is the concept that God or other Higher Power, as part of Divine Providence, "saves" humanity from spiritual death or eternal damnation by providing for them an eternal life . Salvation has been termed the major theme of the Bible - the human transcendence of death.
- Mathematics
- Transcendence (mathematics)
- Transcendental number In mathematics, a transcendental number is a number that is not algebraic, that is, not a solution of a non-constant polynomial equation with rational coefficients, a complex number that is not the root of any polynomial with rational coefficients
- Transcendental element, an element of a field extension that is not the root of any polynomial with coefficients from the base field
- Transcendental function A transcendental function is a function that does not satisfy a polynomial equation whose coefficients are themselves polynomials, in contrast to an algebraic function, which does satisfy such an equation. In other words a transcendental function is a function which "transcends" algebra in the sense that it cannot be expressed in terms, a function which does not satisfy a polynomial equation whose coefficients are themselves polynomials
- Transcendence theory, the branch of mathematics dealing with transcendental numbers and algebraic independenece
- Philosophy
- Transcendence (philosophy) In philosophy, the adjective transcendental and the noun transcendence convey three different but related primary meanings, all of them derived from the word's literal meaning , of climbing or going beyond: one sense that originated in Ancient philosophy, one in Medieval philosophy, and one in modern philosophy, climbing or going beyond some philosophical concept or limit
- Transcendentalism Transcendentalism was a group of new ideas in literature, religion, culture, and philosophy that emerged in New England in the early to middle 19th century. It is sometimes called American transcendentalism to distinguish it from other uses of the word transcendental, a philosophical movement that advocates that there is an ideal spiritual state that 'transcends' the physical and empirical
- Transcendent theosophy Transcendent theosophy or al-hikmat al-muta’li , the doctrine and philosophy that has been developed and perfected by the Persian philosopher, Mulla Sadra, is one of two main disciplines of Islamic philosophy that is very live and active even today, a school of Islamic philosophy founded by the 17th-century Persian philosopher Mulla Sadra
- Transcendental Perspectivism, a philosophy blending perspectivism and transcendentalism
- Transcendental idealism Transcendental idealism is a doctrine founded by German philosopher Immanuel Kant in the eighteenth century. Kant's doctrine maintains that human experience of things consists of how they appear to us — implying a fundamentally subject-based component, rather than being an activity that directly comprehends the things as they are in and of, a doctrine founded by 18th-century German philosopher Immanuel Kant
- Other uses
- Transcendence (novel), a novel by Charles Sheffield
- Transcendent (novel) Transcendent is the third science fiction novel in the Destiny's Children series by Stephen Baxter, a science-fiction novel by Stephen Baxter
- Transcendence (novel), a fantasy novel by R.A. Salvatore
- Transcendence (video game), a science-fiction game by George Moromisato.
- Transcendence (Alice Coltrane album), a jazz album by Alice Coltrane
- Transcendence (Crimson Glory album), a heavy metal album by Crimson Glory
- Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race, the longest foot race in the world.
- Transcendence (Segue), an instrumental by progressive metal band Symphony X Symphony X is an American progressive metal band founded in New Jersey in 1994 by guitarist Michael Romeo. Their 1997 album The Divine Wings of Tragedy and their 2000 release V: The New Mythology Suite have given the band considerable attention within the progressive metal community. Musically, Symphony X is often compared to other progressive, from their 2000 album V: The New Mythology Suite
See also
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Early on, Stefani turned the tables on the traditional musician-fan relationship in which listeners are after something for themselves, whether it's as simple as a night of entertainment or something deeper like solace, illumination or transcendence . ...
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2009-05-11 00:41:17
The 24 Hour race season is in full swing now and this weekend, May 9/10, sees the Self-. Transcendence. 24 hour in Basel, Switzerland. Hosted by the Sri Chinmoy.
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