- The quality of being excellent; state of possessing
good qualities in an eminent degree; exalted merit; superiority in
virtue. - An excellent or valuable quality; that by which any one
excels or is eminent; a virtue. - A title of honor or respect; -- more common in the form
excellency.
Meaning of 'excellence' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 . excellence
[ n]
Meaning (1): - an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels
Example in sentence:
a center of manufacturing excellence;
the use of herbs is one of the excellencies of French cuisine