transcendence
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The result was a kind of secular transcendence, a communal experience in which everyone looks skyward, collectively transfixed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Mocked by some as the “Darth Vader” façade for its bizarrely helmeted Roman soldiers, the Passion façade embodies the New Testament story of betrayal, suffering and transcendence in angular, expressionistic figures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
“Maybe they’re not churchgoers, so they have this sense of community and transcendence, where that song touches them on this level, which takes them somewhere else,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2025
The song can’t be made by any one member — it can only come from the spontaneous transcendence of the group.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025
The rich warm chocolate overtakes my mouth, erases my mind, spinning me into a state of transcendence.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
Vocabulary lists containing transcendence
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