| Term | Definition |
| Transcendental Belief #1 | Man gets idea from intuition |
| Transcendental Belief #2 | Oversoul/Universal being is the source of morality and divinity |
| Transcendental Belief #3 | Nature is the mystical means to achieve oneness with the divine |
| Transcendental Belief #4 | Man is basically good with much potential... |
| Transcendental Belief #5 | The importance of the Individual/Individualism |
| Transcendentalists against #1 | Rationalism and deism (conflicts with belief #1) |
| Transcendentalists against #2 | Conservatism of Unitarians |
| Transcendentalists against #3 | Materialism of Unitarians (conflicts with belief #3) |
| Transcendentalists against #4 | Evil nature of man (Calvinism/Puritanism) conflicts with belief #4 |
| Transcendentalists against #5 | Tradition and authority (conflicts with belief #5) |