different between transcendence vs transgression

English

Etymology

transcend +? -ence

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t?æn(t)?s?nd?ns/

Noun

transcendence (countable and uncountable, plural transcendences)

1. (countable) The act of surpassing usual limits.
2. (uncountable) The state of being beyond the range of normal perception.
3. (uncountable) The state of being free from the constraints of the material world, as in the case of a deity.
4. Superior excellence; supereminence.
   • A. V. G. Allen

     The Augustinian theology rests upon the transcendence of Deity at its controlling principle.

Antonyms

• immanence

Related terms

• transcend
• transcendency
• transcendent
• transcendental
• transcendently

Translations

English

Etymology

From Old French transgression, from Late Latin tr?nsgressi?, from Latin tr?nsgressus (perfect active participle of tr?nsgredior (“I step across”)) + -i?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t?æns??????n/

Noun

transgression (countable and uncountable, plural transgressions)

1. A violation of a law, duty or commandment.
2. An act that goes beyond generally accepted boundaries.
3. A relative rise in sea level resulting in deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata.

Translations

French

Noun

transgression f (plural transgressions)

1. transgression (violation)