per ‧ fec ‧ tion /pəˈfekʃ ə n $ pər-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ perfection ≠ ↑ imperfection , ↑ perfectionist , ↑ perfectionism , ↑ perfectibility ; adjective : ↑ perfect ≠ ↑ imperfect , ↑ perfectible , ↑ perfectionist ; verb : ↑ perfect ; adverb : ↑ perfectly ≠ ↑ imperfectly ]
1 . the state of being perfect:
My father expected perfection from all of us.
the search for technical perfection
to perfection (=perfectly)
The beef was cooked to perfection.
2 . the process of making something perfect
perfection of
the perfection of his golf swing
3 . be perfection to be perfect:
Her performance was pure perfection.