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

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn