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'''Perfection''' is a concept that originated with the [[Bible]], in [[Psalms]], [[Ezekiel]], and the [[Epistle to the Hebrews]].  ''See, e.g.'', Ezekiel 28:12 ("Son of man, raise a lamentation over the king of Tyre, and say to him, Thus says the Lord God: 'You were the signet of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.'");<ref>[[ESV]].</ref> {{bibleref|Hebrews|7|11}}
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{{See also|perfection and the Bible}}
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'''Perfection''' is a concept that originated with the [[Bible]], in [[Psalms]], [[Ezekiel]], and the particularly in the [[Epistle to the Hebrews]].  ''See, e.g.'', Ezekiel 28:12 ("Son of man, raise a lamentation over the king of Tyre, and say to him, Thus says the Lord God: 'You were the signet of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.'");<ref>[[ESV]].</ref> {{bibleref|Hebrews|7|11}} '''''An example of perfection today is the [[Loretto spiral staircase]]'''''.  There are 53 references to "perfect" in the [[Bible]] ([[ESV]]). ''See also'' [[Psalm 37|Psalm 37:37]].
    
'''''Perfection is difficult to define in a direct way''''', rather than saying what it is not (e.g., perfection is what is flawless). The concept of [[infinity]] may be the only, or at least the best, way to define perfection directly: perfection is an infinite attainment of a worthy goal. [[St. Anselm]], who developed and applied the concept of [[infinity]] more than 500 years ahead of secular advancements, focused on both perfection and infinity to realize fundamental truths about [[God]].
 
'''''Perfection is difficult to define in a direct way''''', rather than saying what it is not (e.g., perfection is what is flawless). The concept of [[infinity]] may be the only, or at least the best, way to define perfection directly: perfection is an infinite attainment of a worthy goal. [[St. Anselm]], who developed and applied the concept of [[infinity]] more than 500 years ahead of secular advancements, focused on both perfection and infinity to realize fundamental truths about [[God]].
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<br>he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.}}
 
<br>he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.}}
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== Shakespeare and perfection ==
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Shakespeare often used the concept of perfection and its converse, imperfection:  totaling 43 times overall in his works.<ref>https://www.opensourceshakespeare.org/</ref>
 
== History of term ==
 
== History of term ==
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