excellence
part of speech
noun (excellence) — uncountable
meaning for a pupil
1) The quality of being extremely good; very high quality. tree →
2) Being the best at something. tree →
sense in the lessons
Interpretation: In the Sefer Yetzirah the "Foundation of Excellence" is one of the thirty-two paths of wisdom, linked with faith and the righteous. In the primary lessons: Schools and sports use it in mottos and awards: «a culture of excellence», «award for excellence», «centre of excellence». It praises very high standards of work or behaviour.
examples
- Wind is of course the herald of the storm, the Biblical symbol par excellence of the divine theophany, making wind a potent symbol of divine imminence. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →
- The Seventeenth Path is the Disposing Intelligence, which provides Faith to the Righteous, and they are clothed with the Holy Spirit by it, and it is called the Foundation of Excellence in the state of higher thing. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) tree →
- The Seventeenth Path is the Disposing Intelligence, which provides Faith to the Righteous, and they are clothed with the Holy Spirit by it, and it is called the Foundation of Excellence in the state of higher things. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
- She won an award for excellence in maths. tree →
- The school aims for excellence in everything. tree →
- The team showed excellence on the pitch. tree →
- This restaurant is famous for the excellence of its food. tree →
- Hard work leads to excellence. tree →
- The certificate said «For excellence in reading». tree →
- More, there was no hunter of them all who even distantly approached him in excellence. tree →
note
Uncountable: no plural, no «an». Adjective: excellent; verb: excel. Spelling: two l's — excellence, ending -ence not -ance.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «excellence» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.