From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtranscendentalismtran‧scen‧den‧tal‧is‧m /ˌtrænsenˈdentəl-ɪzəm/ noun [uncountable] RPthe belief that knowledge can be obtained by studying thought rather than by practical experience
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transcendentalism• Many were drawn to a movement called transcendentalism, without ever being able to define for others quite what the word meant.• Andrew and I spent many hours on the Windrush porch discussing almost everything under the sun from party politics to mystic transcendentalism. 