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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. the state of being without a flaw or defect;
[syn: perfection, flawlessness, ne plus ultra]

2. an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept;
[syn: paragon, idol, perfection, beau ideal]

3. the act of making something perfect;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Perfection \Per*fec"tion\, n. [F. perfection, L. perfectio.] 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. [1913 Webster] 2. A quality, endowment, or acquirement completely excellent; an ideal faultlessness; especially, the divine attribute of complete excellence. --Shak. [1913 Webster] What tongue can her perfections tell? --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster] To perfection, in the highest degree of excellence; perfectly; as, to imitate a model to perfection. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Perfection \Per*fec"tion\, v. t. To perfect. [Obs.] --Foote. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

perfection n 1: the state of being without a flaw or defect [syn: perfection, flawlessness, ne plus ultra] [ant: imperfection, imperfectness] 2: an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept [syn: paragon, idol, perfection, beau ideal] 3: the act of making something perfect
The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906):

PERFECTION, n. An imaginary state of quality distinguished from the actual by an element known as excellence; an attribute of the critic. The editor of an English magazine having received a letter pointing out the erroneous nature of his views and style, and signed "Perfection," promptly wrote at the foot of the letter: "I don't agree with you," and mailed it to Matthew Arnold.