transcendv. t.[L. transcendere, transcensum; trans beyond, over + scandere to climb. See Scan.]1. To rise above; to surmount; as, lights in the heavens transcending the region of the clouds.(Howell.)2. To pass over; to go beyond; to exceed.()Such popes as shall transcend their limits. (Bacon.)()8. To surpass; to outgo; to excel; to exceed.()How much her worth transcended all her kind. (Dryden.)v. i.1. To climb; to mount.()2. To be transcendent; to excel.()[Cf. L. transcendentia, F. transcendance.]1. The quality or state of being transcendent; superior excellence; supereminence.()The Augustinian theology rests upon the transcendence of Deity at its controlling principle. (A. V. G. Allen.)2. Elevation above truth; exaggeration.()Where transcendencies are more allowed. (Bacon.)