Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Transcendence \Tran*scend"ence\ (-ens), Transcendency
\Tran*scend"en*cy\ (-en*s[y^]), [Cf. L. transcendentia, F.
   transcendance.]
   1. The quality or state of being transcendent; superior
      excellence; supereminence.

            The Augustinian theology rests upon the
            transcendence of Deity at its controlling principle.
                                                  --A. V. G.
                                                  Allen.

   2. Elevation above truth; exaggeration. [Obs.]

            ``Where transcendencies are more allowed.'' --Bacon.

Source : WordNet®

transcendence
     n 1: a state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of
          material experience [syn: {transcendency}]
     2: the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual
        limits [syn: {transcendency}, {superiority}]