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单词 self-transcending
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self-transcendingadj.

Brit. /ˌsɛlftranˈsɛndɪŋ/, /ˌsɛlftrɑːnˈsɛndɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˌtræn(t)ˈsɛndɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, transcending adj.
Etymology: < self- prefix + transcending adj.
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
self-transcending1828
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1828 J. Wilson et al. Noctes Ambrosianae xxxix, in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Nov. 670 The self-transcending energy of one, whose fate cries out.
1875 E. Dowden Shakespere: his Mind & Art 415 Her clear and calm solitude of self-transcending duty.
1904 W. James in Jrnl. Philos., Psychol. & Sci. Methods 1 538 Common-sense theories left the gap untouched, declaring our mind able to clear it by a self-transcending leap.
1975 P. Baelz Forgotten Dream ii. 25 Man also has the ability to distance himself from what is immediately presented to him as himself... He is self-transcending.
2003 G. Feuerstein Deeper Dimension of Yoga 355 If prayer is engaged as a deeply self-transcending, self-transformative practice, it becomes a spiritual discipline.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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