transcendentalism
pronunciation
How to pronounce transcendentalism in British English:
UK [ˌtrænsenˈdentlˌɪzəm]
How to pronounce transcendentalism in American English:
US [ˌtrænsɛnˈdɛntlˌɪzəm]
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- Noun:
- any system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material
Word Origin
- transcendentalism (n.)
- 1803, in reference to Kant, later to Schelling; 1842 in reference to the New England religio-philosophical movement among American followers of Schelling; from transcendental + -ism.
Example
- 1. And what , after all , could be a more fitting philosophy than transcendentalism for the beatles , who have repeatedly transcended the constricting identities foisted on them by press and public , whose whole career has been a transcend , heel-clicking leap right over pop music 's high himalayas ?
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