Webster's Dictionary 1913

2620

Perfectibilian

Per‐fect′i‐bil″i‐an (?), n. A perfectionist. Ed. Rev.

2621

Perfectibilist

Per′fec‐tib″i‐list (?), n. A perfectionist. See also Illuminati, 2.

2622

Perfectibility

Per‐fect′i‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. [Cf. F. perfectibilité.] The quality or state of being perfectible.

2623

Perfectible

Per‐fect″i‐ble (?), a. [Cf. F. perfectible.] Capable of becoming, or being made, perfect.

2624

Perfection

Per‐fec″tion (?), n. [F. perfection, L. perfectio.] 1. The quality or state of being perfect or complete, so that nothing requisite is wanting; entire development; consummate cu...

2625

Perfection (2)

Per‐fec″tion, v. t. To perfect. Foote.

2626

Perfectional

Per‐fec″tion‐al (?), a. Of or pertaining to perfection; characterized by perfection. Bp. Pearson.

2627

Perfectionate

Per‐fec″tion‐ate (?), v. t. To perfect. Dryden.

2628

Perfectionism

Per‐fec″tion‐ism (?), n. The doctrine of the Perfectionists.

2629

Perfectionist

Per‐fec″tion‐ist, n. One pretending to perfection; esp., one pretending to moral perfection; one who believes that persons may and do attain to moral perfection and sinlessness ...

2630

Perfectionment

Per‐fec″tion‐ment (?), n. [Cf. F. perfectionnement.] The act of bringing to perfection, or the state of having attained to perfection. I. Taylor.

2631

Perfective

Per‐fect″ive (pẽr‐fĕk″tĭv), a. Tending or conducing to make perfect, or to bring to perfection; — usually followed by of. “A perfective alteration.” Fuller.Actions perfective of...

2632

Perfectively

Per‐fec″tive‐ly, adv. In a perfective manner.

2633

Perfectly

Per″fect‐ly (?), adv. In a perfect manner or degree; in or to perfection; completely; wholly; thoroughly; faultlessly. “Perfectly divine.” Milton.As many as touched were made pe...

2634

Perfectness

Per″fect‐ness, n. The quality or state of being perfect; perfection. “Charity, which is the bond of perfectness.” Col. iii. 14.

2635

Perfervid

Per‐fer″vid (?), a. [Pref. per- + fervid.] Very fervid; too fervid; glowing; ardent.

2636

Perficient

Per‐fi″cient (?), a. [L. perficiens, p. pr. of perficere to perform. See Perfect.] Making or doing thoroughly; efficient; effectual. Blackstone.

2637

Perficient (2)

Per‐fi″cient, n. One who performs or perfects a work; especially, one who endows a charity.

2638

Perfidious

Per‐fid″i‐ous (pẽr‐fĭd″ĭ‐ŭs; 277), a. [L. perfidious.] 1. Guilty of perfidy; violating good faith or vows; false to trust or confidence reposed; treacherous; faithless; as, a pe...

2639

Perfidiously

Per‐fid″i‐ous‐ly, adv. In a perfidious manner.

2640

Perfidiousness

Per‐fid″i‐ous‐ness, n. The quality of being perfidious; perfidy. Clarendon.

2641

Perfidy

Per″fi‐dy (pẽr″fĭ‐dy̆), n.; pl.Perfidies (–dĭz). [L. perfidia, fr. L. perfidus faithless; per (cf. Skr. parā away) + fides faith: cf. F. perfidie. See Faith.] The act of violati...

2642

Perfit

Per″fit (pẽr″fĭt), a. Perfect. Chaucer.

2643

Perfix

Per‐fix″ (pẽr″fĭks), v. t. [Pref. per- + fix.] To fix surely; to appoint.

2644

Perflable

Per″fla‐ble (?), a. [L. perflabilis. See Perflate.] Capable of being blown through.

2645

Perflate

Per‐flate″ (?), v. t. [L. perflatus, p. p. of perflare to blow through.] To blow through. Harvey.

2646

Perflation

Per‐fla″tion (?), n. [L. perflatio.] The act of perflating. Woodward.