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perfection

[per-fek-shuhn]

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noun

the state or quality of being or becoming perfect.

the highest degree of proficiency, skill, or excellence, as in some art.

a perfect embodiment or example of something.

a quality, trait, or feature of the highest degree of excellence.

the highest or most nearly perfect degree of a quality or trait.

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the act or fact of perfecting.

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Origin:
1175–1225; < Latin perfectiōn- (stem of perfectiō) a finishing (see perfect, -ion); replacing Middle English perfectiun, perfeccioun < Anglo-French < Latin, as above

Related forms

hy·per·per·fec·tion, noun

non·per·fec·tion, noun

su·per·per·fec·tion, noun

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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.

a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

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First is the idea that evolution tends towards perfection.

Only until recently, many of them started to wonder whether our society could last long enough to see its perfection.

But scientists say the mission is still moving along at near perfection.

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Collins

World English Dictionary

perfection (pəˈfɛkʃən)

—n
1.	the act of perfecting or the state or quality of being perfect
2.	the highest degree of a quality, etc: the perfection of faithfulness
3.	an embodiment of perfection

[C13: from Latin perfectiō a completing, from perficere to finish]

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Easton

Bible Dictionary

Perfection definition

See SANCTIFICATION.

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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