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Transcendent
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
That which surpasses or is supereminent; that which is very excellent.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
1. Very excellent; superior or supreme in excellence; surpassing others; as, transcendent worth; transcendent valor. Clothed with transcendent brightness. Milton.
2. Transcending, or reaching beyond, the limits of human knowledge; -- applied to affirmations and speculations concerning what lies beyond the reach of the human intellect.