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Perfection

Per-fĕc'tion, n.

noun

n. [Lat. perfectio, Fr. perfection, Pr. perfectio, Sp. perfeccion, It. perfezione.]

Sense 1. The state of being perfect or complete, so that nothing requisite is wanting; completed culture, skill, or moral excellence; full possession of any thing desirable; perfectness; as, perfection in an art or science; perfection in a system of morals.

Sense 2. A quality, endowment, or acquirement completely excellent, or of great worth; an inherent attribute of supreme or divine excellence. “Wedded the adorned of all perfections.” Shak.

What tongue can her perfections tell? Sidney.

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

Per-fĕc'tion, v. t.

verbtransitive

[Fr. perfectionner.] To complete; to make perfect. [Obs.]