transcension

noun

tran·​scen·​sion

tranˈsenchən

plural -s

: an act, process, or instance of transcending

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin transcension-, transcensio, from Latin transcensus (past participle of transcendere to transcend) + -ion-, -io -ion

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