perfection

  • 31perfection — noun a) 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 …

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  • 32perfection — noun Etymology: Middle English perfeccioun, from Anglo French perfection, from Latin perfection , perfectio, from perficere Date: 13th century 1. the quality or state of being perfect: as a. freedom from fault or defect ; flawlessness b. maturity …

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  • 33perfection — Synonyms and related words: absoluteness, accomplishment, accuracy, achievement, acme, acme of perfection, aesthetic proportions, archetype, arete, attainment, attention to fact, beauties, beautification, belle tournure, bodily charm, bodily… …

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  • 34perfection — noun 1) the perfection of her technique Syn: improvement, betterment, refinement, refining, honing 2) for him, she was still perfection Syn: the ideal, a paragon, the ne plus ultra, a nonpareil, the crème de la crème …

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  • 35perfection — /peuhr fek sheuhn/, n. 1. the state or quality of being or becoming perfect. 2. the highest degree of proficiency, skill, or excellence, as in some art. 3. a perfect embodiment or example of something. 4. a quality, trait, or feature of the… …

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  • 36perfection — In the OT perfection is ascribed to God (Job 37:16) and in the NT to persons, signifying maturity (1 Cor. 2:6). The command in the Sermon on the Mount to be perfect (Matt. 5:48) is changed in Luke 6:36 to ‘be merciful’. In Matt. it is part of the …

    Dictionary of the Bible

  • 37perfection — n. 1 the act or process of making perfect. 2 the state of being perfect; faultlessness, excellence. 3 a perfect person, thing, or example. 4 an accomplishment. 5 full development; completion. Phrases and idioms: to perfection exactly; completely …

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  • 38Perfection divine — Perfection La perfection caractérise un être ou un objet idéal, c est à dire qui réunit toutes les qualités et n a pas de défaut. Sommaire 1 Religion 2 Étymologie 3 Le paradoxe de la perfection …

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  • 39Perfection (game) — Perfection is a game by the Milton Bradley company. The object is to put all the pieces into matching holes on the board (pushed down) before a time limit runs out. When time runs out, the board springs up, causing all or at least many of the… …

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  • 40Perfection (disambiguation) — Perfection or perfectionism may refer to any of the following:*Perfection, a philosophical concept related to idealism * Perfection (song), the second single from Australian singer Dannii Minogue s greatest hits album, The Hits and Beyond… …

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