per|fec|tion|ism

per|fec|tion|ism
per|fec|tion|ism «puhr FEHK shuh nihz uhm», noun.
1. any of various doctrines maintaining that religious, moral, social, or political perfection is attainable: »

An anxious perfectionism can…destroy those real underpinnings of existence, found in faith, modesty, humor (Atlantic).

2. the beliefs or practices of a perfectionist: »

Often she has tried to moderate his irritable perfectionism, which can result in his berating other actors (Time).


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