Perfection vs Greatness - What's the difference?
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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 .
A quality, endowment, or acquirement completely excellent; an ideal; faultlessness; especially, the divine attribute of complete excellence.
The highest degree of excellence.
(obsolete) To perfect.
* (William Woty)
The state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc.
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(obsolete): Pride; haughtiness.
As nouns the difference between perfection and greatness
is that perfection is 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 while greatness is the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc.As a verb perfection
is to perfect.perfection
English
(wikipedia perfection)Noun
(en noun)- What tongue can her perfections tell? -
- to imitate a model to perfection
Quotations
* 1784 , William Jones, The Description and Use of a New Portable Orrery, &c. ,PREFACE
- THE favourable reception the Orrery has met with from Per?ons of the fir?t di?tinction, and from Gentlemen and Ladies in general, has induced me to add to it ?everal new improvements in order to give it a degree of Perfection ; and di?tingui?h it from others?;?which by Piracy, or Imitation, may be introduced to the Public.
Synonyms
* faultlessness * infallibilityVerb
(en verb)- (Foote)
- Sooner I'd kneel unto the modern nine / Alike perfectioned , though a virgin's name / They cannot boast
References
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English
(Webster 1913)Noun
- Some are born great, some achieve greatness''', and some have '''greatness thrust upon 'em. — Shakespeare
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- It is not of pride or greatness that he cometh not aboard your ships. — .