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Definition of Perfectionism
1. Noun. A disposition to feel that anything less than perfect is unacceptable. "His perfectionism seemed excessive to his students"
Definition of Perfectionism
1. n. The doctrine of the Perfectionists.
Definition of Perfectionism
1. Noun. A dislike for anything less than perfection ¹
2. Noun. A belief that spiritual perfection may be achieved during life, or that it should be striven for ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Perfectionism
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Medical Definition of Perfectionism
1. A tendency to set rigid high standards of performance for oneself. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Perfectionism
Literary usage of Perfectionism
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Moral Law: Or, The Theory and Practice of Duty; an Ethical Text-book by Edward John Hamilton (1902)
"perfectionism. 1. An ethical system may mention more aims of moral life than one,
... perfectionism was originated by Leibnitz. Is widely taught at present. ..."
2. Noyesism Unveiled: A History of the Sect Self-styled Perfectionists : with a by Hubbard Eastman (1849)
"Origin of Modern perfectionism—Brief Sketch of its Early History. ... York has
given a brief sketch of the origin of a sort of perfectionism, in that State, ..."
3. Ethics: Descriptive and Explanatory by Sidney Edward Mezes (1900)
"That, at least, is the direction in which the facts examined point, and a little
reflection will show that they therefore point to perfectionism, ..."
4. The Christian Examiner and Religious Miscellany by Alvan Lamson, Ezra Stiles Gannett, George Putnam, George Edward Ellis (1846)
"perfectionism. they would but direct their combined exertions to the ...
—perfectionism.-i-UPHAM'S LIFE OF FAITH.* WE propose to offer a few remarks upon ..."
5. New Englander and Yale Review by Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight (1892)
"WESLEYAN perfectionism.* THE errors of great men make a sad chapter in human
history. Luther could not divest himself of а superstitious belief of the ..."
6. Christian Ethics: Or, The True Moral Manhood and Life of Duty. A Text-book by Daniel Seely Gregory (1883)
"Second General Theory: perfectionism.— The second general theory makes perfection
the supreme end of virtuous action. It regards perfection, or rational ..."
7. The Christian Examiner (1846)
"VI—perfectionism. —UPHAM'S LIFE OF FAITH.* WE propose to offer a few remarks upon
Professor Upham's new work, " The Life of Faith. ..."
8. Education, a First Book by Edward Lee Thorndike (1912)
"perfectionism A generation ago one of the most popular statements of the aim of
education was 'The Perfec- ..."
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