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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : per-fek-shuh-nist |
| Phonetic Transcription : pərˈfɛk ʃə nɪst |
Définition of perfectionist
Origin :- 1650s, from perfection + -ist. Originally theological, "one who believes moral perfection may be attained in earthly existence;" sense of "one satisfied only with the highest standards" is from 1934. Related: Perfectionism.
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- In this way a man may be an Abolitionist, yet not a perfectionist in general.
- Extract from : « Abolition a Sedition » by Geo. W. Donohue
- Stevenson is a perfectionist, and that way lies madness for all save a few valiant spirits.
- Extract from : « Unicorns » by James Huneker
- I was asked by my host, whether I did read or not, what appeared shortly before that in Noyse's "Perfectionist" against me.
- Extract from : « Secret Enemies of True Republicanism » by Andrew B. Smolnikar
- "Yes, my friends do," admitted the perfectionist, with an accent that was supposed to be crushing.
- Extract from : « The Madigans » by Miriam Michelson
- Nor is humanity itself fitted for the kind of transformation which fills the dreams of the perfectionist.
- Extract from : « The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice » by Stephen Leacock
- A perfectionist, my guru was hypercritical of his disciples, whether in matters of moment or in the subtle nuances of behavior.
- Extract from : « Autobiography of a YOGI » by Paramhansa Yogananda
- That doesn't mean he is a perfectionist in many things, that he etches as well as he paints, that he composes as well as he draws.
- Extract from : « Ivory Apes and Peacocks » by James Huneker
- His rages, then, are the spasms of pain of a perfectionist wounded by imperfection.
- Extract from : « The World's Great Men of Music » by Harriette Brower
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