Definition of transgress Transgress

/tɹænzgɹɛˈs/ - [tranzgres] - trans•gress

We found 15 definitions of transgress from 6 different sources.

What does transgress mean?

WordNet

Verb transgresses, transgressing, transgressed
transgress - act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise"
		offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break
		observe, keep stick to correctly or closely; "The pianist kept time with the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my employees"
		disrespect have little or no respect for; hold in contempt
		sin, transgress, trespass commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
		boob, drop the ball, goof, sin, blunder commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I blundered during the job interview"
		run afoul, conflict, contravene, infringe go against, as of rules and laws; "He ran afoul of the law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules"
		trespass break the law
		intrude, trespass thrust oneself in as if by force; "The colors don't intrude on the viewer"
transgress - pass beyond (limits or boundaries)
		trespass, overstep
		go across, go through, pass travel past; "The sports car passed all the trucks"
transgress - spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline; "The sea transgresses along the West coast of the island"
		overspread, spread distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country"
transgress - commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
		sin, trespass
		infract, breach, go against, offend, transgress, violate, break pass beyond (limits or boundaries)
		fall pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind; "fall into a trap"; "She fell ill"; "They fell out of favor"; "Fall in love"; "fall asleep"; "fall prey to an imposter"; "fall into a strange way of thinking"; "she fell to pieces after she lost her work"

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Wiktionary

transgress (Verb)
To exceed or overstep some limit or boundary.
transgress (Verb)
To act in violation of some law.
transgress (Verb)
To commit an offense; to sin.
transgress (Verb)
To spread over land along a shoreline; to inundate.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

transgress (v. t.)
To pass over or beyond; to surpass.
transgress (v. t.)
Hence, to overpass, as any prescribed as the /imit of duty; to break or violate, as a law, civil or moral.
transgress (v. t.)
To offend against; to vex.
transgress (v. i.)
To offend against the law; to sin.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

transgress
To exceed or overstep some limit or boundary.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

transgress
trans-gres′, v.t. to pass beyond a limit: to break, as a law.—v.i. to offend by violating a law: to sin.—adj. Transgres′sible.—n. Transgres′sion, the act of transgressing: violation of a law or command: offence: fault: crime: sin.—adjs. Transgres′sional; Transgres′sive.—adv. Transgres′sively.—n. Transgres′sor, one who transgresses: one who violates a law or command: a sinner. [L. trans, across, gradi, gressus, to step.]