Also means
significance
Usage Note
Trascendencia can mean philosophical or spiritual transcendence, but in everyday Spanish journalism and speech it more often means 'importance' or 'significance', as in un evento de gran trascendencia ('an event of great significance'). The related adjective is trascendente.
Examples
"El acuerdo tiene enorme trascendencia política."
Natural Translation
The agreement has enormous political significance.

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