Associations to the word «Culmination»

Wiktionary

CULMINATION, noun. (astronomy) The attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavenly body; passage across the meridian; transit.
CULMINATION, noun. Attainment or arrival at the highest pitch of glory, power, etc.

Dictionary definition

CULMINATION, noun. A final climactic stage; "their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development".
CULMINATION, noun. (astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon.
CULMINATION, noun. The decisive moment in a novel or play; "the deathbed scene is the climax of the play".
CULMINATION, noun. A concluding action.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley