perfectationn.
/ˌpəːfəkˈteɪʃn/, /ˌpəːfɛkˈteɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌpərfɛkˈteɪʃ(ə)n/ rare.
= perfecting n. a.
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the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > perfection > [noun] > bringing to perfection
perfectinga1513
perfectioning1548
sublimation1599
perfectionating1695
perfectionizing1808
perfectionation1812
perfectionment1827
perfectation1832
perfectionizement1844
sublimification1886
1832 Westm. Rev. Apr. 301 Man's perfectation is a flower that may be increased without the possibility of showing it in a state it cannot go beyond.
1874 W. R. Greg Rocks Ahead 8 The change is not a carrying out, a completion, a perfectation of our former system, but a reversal of it.
1924 F. G. Peabody Soc. Teaching Jesus Christ 14 The range of topics for this Lectureship in Christian Ethics should include whatever tends to..perfectation of personal character in Christ.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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