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单词 self-transcendent
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self-transcendentadj.

Brit. /ˌsɛlftranˈsɛnd(ə)nt/, /ˌsɛlftrɑːnˈsɛnd(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˌtræn(t)ˈsɛndənt/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, transcendent adj.
Etymology: < self- prefix + transcendent adj. Compare earlier self-transcending adj. Compare also earlier self-transcendence n.
Characterized by or enabling self-transcendence; transcending or surpassing the perceived limitations of the self.
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the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > quality of being better or superior > [adjective] > surpassing oneself or one's limitations
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self-transcendent1868
1868 Jrnl. Speculative Philos. 2 177/1 The particular things in time and space are all self-transcendent.
1884 W. James in R. B. Perry Thought & Char. W. James (1935) I. xxxvi. 579 A consciousness not self-transcendent in form is inconceivable.
1932 Times Lit. Suppl. 4 Feb. 70/2 Her outlook is one of stalwart faith in the transcendent and self-transcendent power of the reason in apprehending the conceptual and relational universe.
2004 C. Peterson & M. E. P. Seligman Char. Strengths & Virtues xxiii. 541 Works of art and drama have the capacity to create a state of deep absorption, which is experienced as a kind of self-transcendent journey into another world.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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