acme

Definition

A high point: the highest point of any range, the most developed stage of any process, or the culmination of any field or historical period.

Etymology

Directly borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀκμή (akmḗ, “point, high point”).

Example Sentences

• "The Latin tong, euen whan it was, as the Grecians say, in ακμη, that is, at the hiest pitch of all perfitenesse."
• "Eum.: Our Loves what are they But howerly Sacrifices, only wanting The prease and tumult of Solemnity? If then i'th' heat and Achme of Devotion We drink a new fiame in, can it be ought But to increase the Worship?"
• "Ah, what a sight burst upon our astonished eyes as we gained its summit! It seemed the very acme of mountain glory in all the glories around us."