Word: perfectionist
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: per
fec
tion
ist
Definition: One of the Bible Communists or Free-lovers, a small American sect founded by J. H. Noyes (1811-86), which settled at Oneida in 1848, holding that the gospel if accepted secures freedom from sin.
Morphemes:
Affix: perfect
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Innocent, guiltless.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: per-
Language: la
Decoded: per-
Meaning: through, thorough
Affix: facere
Language: la
Decoded: facere
Meaning: to do, to make
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.
Affix: -ist
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: one who subscribes to a particular theological doctrine or religious denomination;
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ίζω
Language: grc
Decoded: -izo
Meaning: -ize, -ise
Affix: -τής
Language: grc
Decoded: -tes
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: With -ύζω verbs.