transcendence

(noun)

Superior excellence; supereminence.

Related Terms

  • self-actualization
  • humanistic psychology

Examples of transcendence in the following topics:

  • Global Health

    • Global health is the health of populations in a global context and transcends the perspectives and concerns of individual nations.
    • Global health is the health of populations in a global context and transcends the perspectives and concerns of individual nations.
    • Health problems that transcend national borders or have a global political and economic impact are often emphasized.
  • Pantheism

    • Pantheists, thus, do not believe in a personal or anthropomorphic god that transcends the universe; however, pantheists do differ in their exact interpretations of the term.
    • In Hindu Sanatana Dharma theology, Brahm/Parabrahma is the one unchanging, infinite, immanent, and transcendent reality which is the divine ground of all things in this universe.
    • Specifically, the Tao te Ching never speaks of a transcendent God, but of a mysterious and numinous ground of being underlying all things and that the divine is found in all aspects of nature.
  • Further Transcendental Functions

    • A transcendental function is a function that "transcends" algebra in the sense that it cannot be expressed in terms of a finite sequence of the algebraic operations of addition, multiplication, power, and root extraction.
  • Islamic Art

    • The arabesque in Islamic art is often used to symbolize the transcendent, indivisible and infinite nature of God.
    • Geometrical designs in repetition, know as Arabesque, are used in Islamic art to symbolize the transcendent, indivisible, and infinite nature of God.
  • Religious Experience

    • Religious experience is the subjective experience in which an individual reports that he or she has either contacted a transcendent reality, or encountered, in some fashion, the divine.
    • In mystical experiences, all 'otherness' disappears, and the believer recognizes that they are one with the transcendent.
  • Ottoman Empire

    • They incorporated vaults, domes, square dome plans, slender corner minarets, and columns into their mosques, which became sanctuaries of transcendently aesthetic and technical balance.
    • Ottoman painters did not seek to depict human beings or other figures realistically, aiming instead to hint at an infinite and transcendent reality.
  • Maslow's Humanistic Theory of Personality

    • These needs range from the most basic physiological needs for survival to higher-level self-actualization and transcendence needs.
    • They often described peak experiences during which they felt such an intense degree of satisfaction that they seemed to transcend themselves.
  • Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome (TMJ)

    • This disorder transcends the boundaries between several health-care disciplines, particularly dentistry and neurology.
  • Intended Context of Reception

    • Art can transcend the concept of utility or external purpose.
  • Social Institutions

    • Institutions are identified with a social purpose and permanence, transcending individual lives and intention by enforcing rules that govern cooperative behavior.
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