Associations to the word «Perfectionism»

Wiktionary

PERFECTIONISM, noun. An unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection.
PERFECTIONISM, noun. A belief that spiritual perfection may be achieved during life, or that it should be striven for.

Dictionary definition

PERFECTIONISM, noun. A disposition to feel that anything less than perfect is unacceptable; "his perfectionism seemed excessive to his students".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats