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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Perfection \Per*fec"tion\, n. [F. perfection, L. perfectio.]
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.
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A quality, endowment, or acquirement completely excellent; an ideal faultlessness; especially, the divine attribute of complete excellence.
--Shak.What tongue can her perfections tell?
--Sir P. Sidney.To perfection, in the highest degree of excellence; perfectly; as, to imitate a model to perfection.
Perfection \Per*fec"tion\, v. t.
To perfect. [Obs.]
--Foote.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
early 13c., from Old French perfection "perfection, completeness" (12c.), from Latin perfectionem (nominative perfectio) "a finishing, compling, perfection," noun of action from past participle stem of perficere (see perfect (adj.)).
Wiktionary
n. 1 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 A quality, endowment, or acquirement completely excellent; an ideal; faultlessness; especially, the divine attribute of complete excellence. 3 The highest degree of excellence. vb. (context obsolete transitive English) To perfect.
WordNet
n. the state of being without a flaw or defect [syn: flawlessness, ne plus ultra] [ant: imperfection]
an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept [syn: paragon, idol, beau ideal]
the act of making something perfect
Wikipedia
Perfection is, broadly, a state of completeness and flawlessness.
The term perfection is 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.
In law, perfection relates to the additional steps required to be taken in relation to a security interest in order to make it effective against third parties or to retain its effectiveness in the event of default by the grantor of the security interest. Generally speaking, once a security interest is effectively created, it gives certain rights to the holder of the security and imposes duties on the party who grants that security. However, in many legal systems, additional steps --- perfection of the security interest --- are required to enforce the security against third parties such as a liquidator.
Perfection, originally produced by the Minnesota company Lakeside, 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 the time limit runs out. When time runs out, the board springs up, causing many, if not all, of the pieces to fly out. In the most common version, there are 25 pieces to be placed (the holes form a 5x5 grid) within 60 seconds.
Perfection is a philosophical concept related to idealism.
Perfection may also refer to:
- Christian perfection, a Christian doctrine related to holiness and sanctification, associated primarily with John Wesley and the Methodist movement
- Perfection (board game), a board game manufactured by Hasbro
- Perfection (law), steps required to give full effectiveness to a security interest against third parties
- Perfection (comics), a villain in Marvel's Astonishing X-Men series
- Perfection (game show), a BBC game show hosted by Nick Knowles
- Perfection, Nevada, a fictional town in the Tremors film series
- Perfection Pass, a pass on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada
- "Perfection" (Dannii Minogue song), 2005
- "Perfection" (Sandra Bernhard song), 2007
- "Perfection", an instrumental by Clint Mansell from the Black Swan soundtrack (2010)
- Perfection (EP), a 2011 EP by Super Junior-M
- Perfection (album), a 1996 album by Foesum
"Perfection" is a song performed by Australian singer Dannii Minogue and the Soul Seekerz. It served as the second single from Minogue's fifth album, Club Disco (2007). The song was written by Minogue, Peter Jackson Jr., Gerald Jackson, Rob Davis, Therese Grankvist, Simon Langford, and Julian Napolitano. The song was based on "Turn Me Upside Down" by The Soul Seekerz which sampled " Turn the Beat Around" originally performed by disco singer Vicki Sue Robinson.
It was released as a single on 17 October 2005 in the United Kingdom. It entered the top twenty in the UK and became Minogue's ninth consecutive Upfront Club Chart number one. In Australia, "Perfection" was released on 30 January 2006. The track peaked within the top twenty and became Minogue's eighth top twenty single.
Perfection is an EP by Sandra Bernhard, released in 2008. The original full version of the song appears on her 2007 live album " Everything Bad & Beautiful".
Perfection was a BBC quiz show, hosted by Nick Knowles, that was first shown on BBC Two from 17 January 2011 to 10 February 2012, then shown on BBC One from 2 January 2013 to 31 October 2014 and then back on BBC Two from 2 to 30 March 2015.
Perfection is the second extended play and third overall release by Mandopop boy band Super Junior-M. It was released in Taiwan on 25 February 2011 by Avex Taiwan, to be followed by other Asian countries in March 2011. This is the group's second EP right after Super Girl in 2009 and their first release not to include Han Geng, but instead include two additional members from the main group, Super Junior: Sungmin and Eunhyuk.
The teaser photos of the group for the EP was released on Avex Taiwan's homepage on 12 February 2011. The lead single and title track, "Perfection" (which was written by the songwriters behind TVXQ's "Mirotic", BoA's " Eat You Up" and f(x)'s " Nu ABO") premiered for airplay on Hit Fm Taiwan on 14 February 2011. The music video teaser was unveiled on 14 February 2011 on SM's YouTube Channel, followed by the music video on 21 February 2011.
The EP was repackaged on April 2011 with a new track and Korean versions of the EP's songs. The Korean version of the title track was included as a bonus track in Super Junior's fifth studio album, " Mr. Simple".
The two main songs Perfection and Destiny have been released in multiple languages. Perfection has been released in Mandarin, Korean, and Japanese while Destiny was released in both Mandarin and Japanese.
Perfection is the 1996 debut album by Long Beach, California rap group Foesum. A limited edition version was later released in 2002, with a bonus track on it titled "Let 'Em Understand Perfection" featuring Snoop Dogg and an alternate cover. It was said that the bonus track is a diss track towards fellow Long Beach rapper Domino.
Usage examples of "perfection".
This infinity cannot appear in derivative substances because these descend from that sun by degrees of two kinds in accord with which perfections decline.
Then he made a tall drinking glass such as he had never made before, and then, in contrast, a tiny ampulla, so small that he could almost hide it in his hand, with its spout, yet decorated with all the perfection of a larger piece.
Moreover, since we know that riches first and chiefly appertain to the support of the body only, while the virtue of books is the perfection of reason, which is properly speaking the happiness of man, it appears that books to the man who uses his reason are dearer than riches.
Nowe hauing in some sorte spoken of the right vse of architecturie, and the direct waye and meanes by order and rule, to finde out, the set downe deuise, and solyde bodye or grounde of the woorke, with facilitie that beeing found out, the architector may vse sundrye deuisions in diuerse perfections, not vnlike vnto a cunning Musition, who hauing deuised his plaine grounde in right measure, with full strokes, afterwarde wyll proportion the same into deuisions, by cromatycall and delyghtfull minims crotchets, and quauers, curiously reporting vpon his plaine song.
The author of a celebrated dialogue, which has been attributed to Lucian, whilst he affects to treat the mysterious subject of the Trinity in a style of ridicule and contempt, betrays his own ignorance of the weakness of human reason, and of the inscrutable nature of the divine perfections.
Allowing him consciousness and intentions, as we must, what object could he have either in exerting his creative power or in sending out portions of himself in new individuals, save the production of so many immortal personalities of will, knowledge, and love, to advance towards the perfection of holiness, wisdom, and blessedness, filling his mansions with his children?
It was as if a flower, which he had last seen in close and elegant shape, had bloomed in full perfection.
Murrough frequently complained of having Brian Boru held up to him, an unattainable standard of perfection.
Push the same inference a step further, and you will find a numerous society of deities as explicable as one universal deity, who possesses within himself the powers and perfections of the whole society.
Ida, quietly, as she looked at the graceful horsewoman, at the lithe, full figure, the cold perfection of the Grecian face.
November 15th, Joseph Hullmandle, whose inventions and improvements connected with lithography, and tinted lithographic printing, contributed so much to the perfection of that branch of artistic skill.
Northumbrian had offered her fifteen mancuses for all that spoiled perfection.
And thus they marched about in a most pleasant and delightfull maner vpon the fresh greene and flourishing plaine: Some instrophiated with laurel, some with myrtle, and others with other sorts of flowers and garlands, incessantly without any wearines or intermission in a perfection of the felicitie of this world, mutually enioying one anothers aspect and companie.
Japanese buildings were freestanding, so as to avoid breaking the mansard perfection of its marble facade.
By 1896 Marconi had brought this apparatus to a state of perfection where he could transmit messages to a distance of several miles.