perfection
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.
the act or fact of perfecting.
Origin of perfection
1Other words from perfection
- hy·per·per·fec·tion, noun
- non·per·fec·tion, noun
- su·per·per·fec·tion, noun
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How to use perfection in a sentence
He is incapable of recreating her “in all your complexities, in all your perfections and imperfections.”
But if the choicest work of Divinity is imperfect, by what are we to judge of the Divine perfections?
Superstition In All Ages (1732) | Jean MeslierPoor though she was, she was still a heaven or so above him; she was so beautiful and had so many perfections!
Overland | John William De ForestHow can we take as a model a being whose Divine perfections are precisely contrary to human perfections?
Superstition In All Ages (1732) | Jean MeslierMarried life brought out in a new and enchanting light all the perfections of Valeria.
Dream Tales and Prose Poems | Ivan Turgenev
I spend whole hours in discoursing on Sir Guy's perfections.'
The Heir of Redclyffe | Charlotte M. Yonge
British Dictionary definitions for perfection
/ (pəˈfɛkʃən) /
the act of perfecting or the state or quality of being perfect
the highest degree of a quality, etc: the perfection of faithfulness
an embodiment of perfection
Origin of perfection
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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