Definitions for perfection
pərˈfɛk ʃənper·fec·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. perfection, flawlessness, ne plus ultranoun

   the state of being without a flaw or defect

2. paragon, idol, perfection, beau idealnoun

   an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept

3. perfectionnoun

   the act of making something perfect

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. perfectionnoun

   The quality or state of being perfect or complete, so that nothing requisite is wanting; entire development; consummate culture, skill, or moral excellence; the highest attainable state or degree of excellence; maturity; as, perfection in an art, in a science, or in a system; perfection in form or degree; fruits in perfection.

2. perfectionnoun

   A quality, endowment, or acquirement completely excellent; an ideal; faultlessness; especially, the divine attribute of complete excellence.

   What tongue can her perfections tell? -

3. perfectionnoun

   To perfection, in the highest degree of excellence; perfectly; as, to imitate a model to perfection.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PERFECTIONnoun

   Etymology: perfectio, Lat. perfection, Fr.

   1. The state of being perfect.

   Man doth seek a triple perfection; first a sensual, consisting in those things which very life itself requireth, either as necessary supplements or as ornaments thereof; then an intellectual, consisting in those things which none underneath man is capable of; lastly, a spiritual and divine, consisting in those things whereunto we tend by supernatural means here, but cannot here attain. Richard Hooker, b. i.

   It is a judgment maim’d and most imperfect,
   That will confess perfection so could err
   Against all rules of nature. William Shakespeare, Othello.

   True virtue being united to the heavenly grace of faith makes up the highest perfection. John Milton, on Education.

   No human understanding being absolutely secured from mistake by the perfection of its own nature, it follows that no man can be infallible but by supernatural assistance. John Tillotson.

   Many things impossible to thought,
   Have been by need to full perfection brought. Dryden.

   2. Something that concurs to produce supreme excellence.

   What tongue can her perfections tell,
   In whose each part all pens may dwell? Philip Sidney.

   You knot of mouth-friends; smoke and lukewarm water
   Is your perfection. William Shakespeare, Timon of Athens.

   An heroick poem requires, as its last perfection, the accomplishment of some extraordinary undertaking, which requires more of the active virtue than the suffering. Dryden.

   3. Attribute of God.

   If God be infinitely holy, just and good, he must take delight in those creatures that resemble him most in these perfections. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

WikipediaRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Perfection

   Perfection is a state, variously, of completeness, flawlessness, or supreme excellence. The term is used to designate a range of diverse, if often kindred, concepts. These have historically been addressed in a number of discrete disciplines, notably mathematics, physics, chemistry, ethics, aesthetics, ontology, and theology.

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1. perfection

   Perfection is a state or condition of being free from any flaws, defects, or shortcomings. It is the highest degree of excellence, completeness, or correctness, often seen as an ideal standard that one strives to attain. Perfection can relate to a person's skills, behaviors, physical appearance, a product's performance, or a process efficiency, among others. It may vary from person to person due to its subjective nature.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 3 votes

1. Perfectionnoun

   the quality or state of being perfect or complete, so that nothing requisite is wanting; entire development; consummate culture, skill, or moral excellence; the highest attainable state or degree of excellence; maturity; as, perfection in an art, in a science, or in a system; perfection in form or degree; fruits in perfection

2. Perfectionnoun

   a quality, endowment, or acquirement completely excellent; an ideal faultlessness; especially, the divine attribute of complete excellence

3. Perfectionverb

   to perfect

4. Etymology: [F. perfection, L. perfectio.]

WikidataRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Perfection

   Perfection is, broadly, a state of completeness and flawlessness. The term "perfection" is actually used to designate a range of diverse, if often kindred, concepts. These concepts have historically been addressed in a number of discrete disciplines, notably mathematics, physics, chemistry, ethics, aesthetics, ontology, and theology.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of perfection in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of perfection in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of perfection in a Sentence

1. Ivo Pogorelić:

   First, technical perfection as something natural. Second, an insight into the development of the piano sound, as perfected by the pianist-composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, composers who understood the piano both as a human voice ... and as an orchestra with which they could produce a variety of colors. Third, the need to learn how to use every aspect of our new instruments, which are richer in sound. Fourth, the importance of differentiation.

2. George Orwell:

   The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection that one is prepared in the end to be defeated and broken up by life, which is the inevitable price of fastening one's love upon other human individuals.

3. Thomas H. Huxley:

   It is an error to imagine that evolution signifies a constant tendency to increased perfection. That process undoubtedly involves a constant remodelling of the organism in adaptation to new conditions; but it depends on the nature of those conditions whether the directions of the modifications effected shall be upward or downward.

4. Linda Evans:

   I thought, ‘Oh, my God. I think I should die rather than have to go through this,’ i mean, he was… it was just perfection that I was in love with him, that I told my sister when I was a teenager, I would marry him and then I did. I thought, ‘This is [a] God-given gift here, right? It’s not supposed to go away like that. What is this? My dream is not supposed to end like this.’.

5. Daniel J. Boorstin:

   Of all the nations in the world, the United States was built in nobody's image. It was the land of the unexpected, of unbounded hope, of ideals, of quest for an unknown perfection. It is all the more unfitting that we should offer ourselves in images. And all the more fitting that the images which we make wittingly or unwittingly to sell America to the world should come back to haunt and curse us.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=perfection
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Perfection
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=perfection
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfection
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perfection
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=perfection