counsel of perfection

== English == === Etymology === From Latin consilium perfectionis, Aquinas et al., from consilium in Tertullian's translation of 1 Cor. 7:25. === Noun === counsel of perfection (plural counsels of perfection) (Christianity) Advice as to a means of striving for moral perfection. (Christianity, specifically) Any of the virtues of obedience, chastity, and charity, or other ascetic practices, especially in monastic vows. (by extension) Noble but impractical idealistic advice. ==== See also ==== counsel of despair