flagship vs transcendent

flagship

noun
  • The most important one out of a related group. 

  • The ship occupied by the fleet's commander (usually an admiral); it denotes this by flying his flag. 

  • The ship regarded as most important out of a group, e.g. a nation's navy or company's fleet. 

verb
  • To act as a flagship for. 

transcendent

noun
  • That which surpasses or is supereminent; something excellent. 

adj
  • beyond the range of usual perception 

  • free from constraints of the material world 

  • supreme in excellence 

  • surpassing usual limits 

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