Definitions for excellence
ˈɛk sə lənsex·cel·lence

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 7 votes)Rate this definition:

1. excellence(noun)

   the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree

2. excellence, excellency(noun)

   an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels

   "a center of manufacturing excellence"; "the use of herbs is one of the excellencies of French cuisine"

Wiktionary(4.80 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. excellence(Noun)

   The quality of being excellent; state of possessing good qualities in an eminent degree; exalted merit; superiority in virtue.

   Etymology: excellentia

2. excellence(Noun)

   Something in which one excels.

   Etymology: excellentia

3. excellence(Noun)

   An excellent or valuable quality; that by which any one excels or is eminent; a virtue.

   Etymology: excellentia

4. Excellence(ProperNoun)

   A title of honor or respect; more common in the form Excellency.

   Etymology: excellentia

Webster Dictionary(2.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Excellence(noun)

   the quality of being excellent; state of possessing good qualities in an eminent degree; exalted merit; superiority in virtue

2. Excellence(noun)

   an excellent or valuable quality; that by which any one excels or is eminent; a virtue

3. Excellence(noun)

   a title of honor or respect; -- more common in the form excellency

Freebase(3.67 / 6 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Excellence

   Excellence is a talent or quality which is unusually good and so surpasses ordinary standards. It is also used as a standard of performance.

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How to pronounce excellence?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of excellence in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of excellence in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of excellence in a Sentence

1. Jon Friedman:

   We believe these were disasters that could have been avoided, i want to send your kid for heart surgery where I would send my kid. And I would send my kid to a center of excellence.

2. Anuj Somany:

   The very first resistance that a person often faces before embarking on a journey towards life’s excellence, is from none but one of the friends or family members in his closest circumference.

3. Confucius:

   What the great learning teaches, is to illustrate illustrious virtue; to renovate the people; and to rest in the highest excellence.

4. Ehsan Sehgal:

   Responsibility neither plays and manipulates as politically, nor it turns postponed for another time; as a fact, action on time displays the excellence of responsibility; otherwise, it fails and loses credibility accordingly, as its context.

5. Sally Lloyd Jones ':

   I think if you treat children with excellence and you write with excellence then you write with the kind of quality they deserve and you work hard and you don’t just dumb it down. Excellence is the most inclusive thing and you are going to reach the adult without even being able to help it. and when do we ever hear the plot line of the Bible? she said. We may go to church and be there for Bible study but it is very rare that we are going to sit down and actually read the Bible cover to cover. Most of us think we we know what the Bible is all about. It’s about the God who loves us, it is a story of his love for us.

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