🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Transzendentalismus

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tʁanˈtsɛndantaˌlɪs.mʊs

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Transcendentalism/trænˈsɛnˌdɛn.təl.ɪ.zəm/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Der Transzendentalismus betont die Bedeutung der individuellen Intuition."

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As noun
  1. 1

    A philosophical movement that emphasizes the inherent goodness of people and nature, advocating for self-reliance and individual intuition.

    "Transcendentalism influenced many American writers, including Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau."
  2. 2

    A belief system that suggests that reality can be understood through intuition and personal experience rather than through empirical observation.

    "The transcendentalist view encourages individuals to seek truth through their own experiences."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'Transcendentalism' originates from the Latin 'transcendere', meaning 'to climb over or beyond'. It gained prominence in the early 19th century as a philosophical movement in America, emphasizing the inherent goodness of people and nature, and the belief that individuals can transcend the physical world through intuition and spirituality.

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