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Limitation vs Transcendence - What's the difference?

limitation | transcendence |

As nouns the difference between limitation and transcendence

is that limitation is the act of limiting or the state of being limited while transcendence is the act of surpassing usual limits.

limitation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of limiting or the state of being limited.
  • A restriction; a boundary, real or metaphorical, caused by some thing or some circumstance.
  • Getting into his wheelchair after his amputation it felt like a limitation you could roll in.
    He understood the exam material but his fear was a limitation he could not overcome.
  • An imperfection or shortcoming which limits somethings use or value.
  • A time period after which some legal action may no longer be brought.
  • ''The lawyer obtained impunity by dragging his obviously guilty client's case beyond the 10 years limitation

    Derived terms

    * limitationional * statute of limitation

    Antonyms

    * limitelessness

    transcendence

    English

    Noun

  • (countable) the act of surpassing usual limits
  • (uncountable) the state of being beyond the range of normal perception
  • (uncountable) the state of being free from the constraints of the material world, as in the case of a deity
  • superior excellence; supereminence
  • * A. V. G. Allen
  • The Augustinian theology rests upon the transcendence of Deity at its controlling principle.

    Antonyms

    * immanence