perfectibilityn.

Brit.

/pəˌfɛktᵻˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S.

/pərˌfɛktəˈbɪlᵻdi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: perfectible adj., -ity suffix.

Etymology: < perfectible adj. + -ity suffix: see -bility suffix. Compare post-classical Latin perfectibilitas (13th cent. in British sources), French perfectibilité (1755), Italian perfettibilitá (a1784), German Perfektibilität (1772 or earlier).

1. Capability of being perfected or brought to a state of perfection; esp. the capacity of humanity to progress towards physical, mental, or moral perfection.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > perfection > [noun] > capability of perfection

perfectibility1768

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > perfection > [noun] > perfect person or thing

perfecta1382

perfection1597

cockall1602

impeccable1748

perfectibility1768

acea1796

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > perfection > [noun]

fullfremednesseOE

perfectionc1350

perfectnessa1387

meurte1474

thummim1539

flourish1597

finishing1757

reproachlessness1803

perfectibility1809

sublimification1868

1768 I. de Pinto Card-playing 18 One of the most powerful causes of the unfolding of human perfectibity.

1796 T. J. Mathias Pursuits of Lit.: Pt. III 25 The endless perfectibility of the human species (for such is their jargon) shall receive it's completion upon earth.

1809 European Mag. 55 18 A man who understood (to use an expression of the new school) the perfectibility of which our language was capable.

1883 P. Schaff et al. Relig. Encycl. II. 1038/1 ‘The religion of humanity’, whose fundamental dogma is the spontaneous perfectibility of the human race without any human aid.

1994 C. Paglia Vamps & Tramps 25 Even the most morbid of rape ranters have a childlike faith in the perfectibility of the universe.

2. A state of perfection or improvement; a person who has attained this. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1815 W. H. Ireland Scribbleomania Pref. 6 I do not..arrogate to myself perfectibility in a literary sense.

1827 P. Cunningham Two Years New S. Wales II. xxxi. 283 There was a ‘Margaret’ also in the female convict-ship..who had attained to such religious and moral perfectibility, that [etc.].

1927 H. Kemp Bronze Treasury 363 An ideal commonwealth.., where human relationships were to leap into an immediate state of perfectibility.

1963 H. Read To Hell with Culture & Other Ess. xv. 173 A state of perfectibility would be a state of immobility, of final attainment.

Derivatives

perˈfectibilitarian n. an advocate of or believer in human perfectibility; a perfectibilist.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > doctrine of human perfectibility > [noun] > believer in

perfective1602

perfectionist1653

perfectibilist1798

perfectibilian1816

perfectibilarian1852

perfectibilitarian1873

perfectabilitarian1930

1873 J. Morley Rousseau II. 118 The intense exaltation of spirit produced both by the perfectibilitarians and the followers of Rousseau.

1966 M. R. D. Foot SOE in France ii. 24 Visionary Polish perfectibilitarians.

2001 Utopian Stud. (Nexis) 22 Mar. 234 ‘The Future of the Past’ concludes that ‘external conditions change; but human nature remains..the same’, a constant impediment for the perfectibilitarian.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	perfectibility
释义	perfectibilityn. Brit. /pəˌfɛktᵻˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /pərˌfɛktəˈbɪlᵻdi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: perfectible adj., -ity suffix. Etymology: < perfectible adj. + -ity suffix: see -bility suffix. Compare post-classical Latin perfectibilitas (13th cent. in British sources), French perfectibilité (1755), Italian perfettibilitá (a1784), German Perfektibilität (1772 or earlier). 1. Capability of being perfected or brought to a state of perfection; esp. the capacity of humanity to progress towards physical, mental, or moral perfection. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > perfection > [noun] > capability of perfection perfectibility1768 the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > perfection > [noun] > perfect person or thing perfecta1382 perfection1597 cockall1602 impeccable1748 perfectibility1768 acea1796 the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > perfection > [noun] fullfremednesseOE perfectionc1350 perfectnessa1387 meurte1474 thummim1539 flourish1597 finishing1757 reproachlessness1803 perfectibility1809 sublimification1868 1768 I. de Pinto Card-playing 18 One of the most powerful causes of the unfolding of human perfectibity. 1796 T. J. Mathias Pursuits of Lit.: Pt. III 25 The endless perfectibility of the human species (for such is their jargon) shall receive it's completion upon earth. 1809 European Mag. 55 18 A man who understood (to use an expression of the new school) the perfectibility of which our language was capable. 1883 P. Schaff et al. Relig. Encycl. II. 1038/1 ‘The religion of humanity’, whose fundamental dogma is the spontaneous perfectibility of the human race without any human aid. 1994 C. Paglia Vamps & Tramps 25 Even the most morbid of rape ranters have a childlike faith in the perfectibility of the universe. 2. A state of perfection or improvement; a person who has attained this. Now rare. ΚΠ 1815 W. H. Ireland Scribbleomania Pref. 6 I do not..arrogate to myself perfectibility in a literary sense. 1827 P. Cunningham Two Years New S. Wales II. xxxi. 283 There was a ‘Margaret’ also in the female convict-ship..who had attained to such religious and moral perfectibility, that [etc.]. 1927 H. Kemp Bronze Treasury 363 An ideal commonwealth.., where human relationships were to leap into an immediate state of perfectibility. 1963 H. Read To Hell with Culture & Other Ess. xv. 173 A state of perfectibility would be a state of immobility, of final attainment. Derivatives perˈfectibilitarian n. an advocate of or believer in human perfectibility; a perfectibilist. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > doctrine of human perfectibility > [noun] > believer in perfective1602 perfectionist1653 perfectibilist1798 perfectibilian1816 perfectibilarian1852 perfectibilitarian1873 perfectabilitarian1930 1873 J. Morley Rousseau II. 118 The intense exaltation of spirit produced both by the perfectibilitarians and the followers of Rousseau. 1966 M. R. D. Foot SOE in France ii. 24 Visionary Polish perfectibilitarians. 2001 Utopian Stud. (Nexis) 22 Mar. 234 ‘The Future of the Past’ concludes that ‘external conditions change; but human nature remains..the same’, a constant impediment for the perfectibilitarian. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1768
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