Perfection vs Righteousness - 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)
(uncountable) The quality or state of being righteous; holiness; purity; uprightness; rectitude. Righteousness, as used in Scripture and theology, in which it chiefly occurs, is nearly equivalent to holiness, comprehending holy principles and affections of heart, and conformity of life to the divine law.
*{{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers)
, chapter=4, title= (countable) A righteous act, or righteous quality.
* (w) lxiv. 6.
The act or conduct of one who is righteous.
* (Psalms) cvi. 3.
(theology) The state of being right with God; justification; the work of Christ, which is the ground justification.
* 1594-7 , (Richard Hooker), '',
* 1646-7 , (Westminster Shorter Catechism) ,
As nouns the difference between perfection and righteousness
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 righteousness is (uncountable) the quality or state of being righteous; holiness; purity; uprightness; rectitude righteousness, as used in scripture and theology, in which it chiefly occurs, is nearly equivalent to holiness, comprehending holy principles and affections of heart, and conformity of life to the divine law.As a verb perfection
is (obsolete|transitive) 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
* ----righteousness
English
Noun
A Cuckoo in the Nest, passage=By some paradoxical evolution rancour and intolerance have been established in the vanguard of primitive Christianity. Mrs. Spoker, in common with many of the stricter disciples of righteousness , was as inclement in demeanour as she was cadaverous in aspect.}}
- All our righteousnesses are as filthy rags.
- Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth rightness at all times.
A Discourse, Section 21
- There are two kinds of Christian righteousness : the one without us, which we have by imputation; the other in us, which consisteth of faith, hope, and charity, and other Christian virtues.
Q.33
- Only for the righteousness of Christ imputed to us, and received by faith alone.