counsel of perfection

Etymology
From Latin, et al., from   in 's translation of 1 Cor. 7:25.

Noun

 * 1)  Advice as to a means of striving for moral perfection.
 * 2)  Any of the virtues of obedience, chastity, and charity, or other ascetic practices, especially in monastic vows.
 * 3)  Noble but impractical idealistic advice.
 * 1)  Any of the virtues of obedience, chastity, and charity, or other ascetic practices, especially in monastic vows.
 * 2)  Noble but impractical idealistic advice.
 * 1)  Noble but impractical idealistic advice.
 * 1)  Noble but impractical idealistic advice.