transcendency en · NOUN
Etymology
From transcend + -ency.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) transcendence
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable) elevation above the truth; exaggeration
This would haue better done in Poeſy; where Tranſcendencies are more allowed.
1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Adversity”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC, page 22:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| transcendencies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |