transcendentalism
noun
tran·scen·den·tal·ism
| \ ˌtran(t)-ˌsen-ˈden-tə-ˌli-zəm
, -sən-\
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Definition of transcendentalism
1
: a philosophy that emphasizes the a priori conditions of knowledge and experience or the unknowable character of ultimate reality or that emphasizes the transcendent as the fundamental reality
2
: a philosophy that asserts the primacy of the spiritual and transcendental over the material and empirical
3
: the quality or state of being transcendental
especially
: visionary idealism
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Other Words from transcendentalism
transcendentalist
\ ˌtran(t)-ˌsen-ˈden-tə-list
, -sən- \
adjective or noun
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transcendentalism
noun
English Language Learners Definition of transcendentalism
: a philosophy which says that thought and spiritual things are more real than ordinary human experience and material things
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