Meanings of transcend mere in English

Houdini is one of those select few who have managed to transcend mere mortality.

The gods are jealous of the game which allows the greats to transcend mere mortality.

Some cars are so beautifully designed and exquisitely engineered that they transcend mere transportation to become works of art.

The similarities transcend mere rugby issues, instead alighting on the prominence of the sport within the local community and their passion for it.

But was there a line of conduct which transcended mere self-preservation?

Sarah gives some purpose to our running, and hiding, a reason that transcends mere survival.

What he is doing right now transcends mere flying the way Jedi combat transcends a schoolyard scuffle.

He was a relatively young, healthy male with strong sexual appetites, but this transcended mere physical need.

She seemed to be intimating that there was a special folly which transcended mere general folly and approximated wisdom.

But the performance transcends mere physical transformation, digging deeply into the soul of a man who lost his shot at glory.

She understood that some pieces of earth transcended mere rock and vista and were capable of summoning a particular place in time.

It gets better and better, and it wouldn't be stretching things to say this remarkable Ulster odyssey in the European Cup now transcends mere rugby.