transcendence /tɹæn(t)ˈsɛndəns/ noun5 •The state of being beyond the range of normal perception. •The state of being free from the constraints of the material world, as in the case of a deity. •The act of surpassing usual limits. •Superior excellence; supereminence.The Augustinian theology rests upon the transcendence of Deity as its controlling principle — 1884 •The property of being a transcendental number. formstranscendences