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transcendentalism

tran·scen·den·tal·ism [ tràn sen dént'l ìzzəm ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. philosophy emphasizing reasoning: a system of philosophy, especially that of Kant, that regards the processes of reasoning as the key to knowledge of reality

2. philosophy emphasizing divine: a system of philosophy that emphasizes intuition as a means of knowing a spiritual reality and believes that divinity pervades nature and humanity. It is especially associated with Ralph Waldo Emerson and other New England writers.

3. transcendental thought: transcendental thought or language

4. transcendental nature: the state or quality of being transcendental


tran·scen·den·tal·ist noun, adjective
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