self-transcendencen.
/ˌsɛlftranˈsɛnd(ə)ns/, /ˌsɛlftrɑːnˈsɛnd(ə)ns/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˌtræn(t)ˈsɛndəns/ Transcendence or surpassing of one's perceived limitations; the capacity to achieve a higher level of awareness, compassion, or consciousness.
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the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > outdoing or surpassing > [noun] > going beyond bounds > of one's own
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1846 R. W. Hamilton Sermons 2nd Ser. xi. 261 Putting man's desire as to his self-transcendence into action.
1885 W. James in Mind 10 27 We are not to ask, ‘How is self-transcendence possible?’
1946 J. S. Huxley Unesco ii. 62 Individuals..can only achieve fullest self-development by self-transcendence.
1975 P. Baelz Forgotten Dream iii. 46 To place such emphasis on the possibility of creative self-transcendence..suggests that we have escaped from sober reality into a world of our own make-believe.
2005 C. Young & C. Koopsen Spirituality, Health, & Healing xii. 226 Feelings of harmony and connectedness can be achieved through self-transcendence.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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