Definition of Perfection

Penitent

PERFECTION noun

	An imaginary state of quality distinguished from the actual by an element known as excellence; an attribute of the critic. The editor of an English magazine having received a letter pointing out the erroneous nature of his views and style, and signed 'Perfection,' promptly wrote at the foot of the letter: 'I don't agree with you,' and mailed it to Matthew Arnold.

		definition from: *The Devil's Dictionary* by Ambrose Bierce, 1911

Peripatetic

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