Meaning of pinnacle

(noun) (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower

the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession"

a lofty peak

(verb) surmount with a pinnacle; "pinnacle a pediment"

raise on or as if on a pinnacle; "He did not want to be pinnacled"