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    edification
    /ˌɛdɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/

    noun

    • 1. the moral or intellectual instruction or improvement of someone: formal "a video was filmed for the edification of clients"

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  2. EDIFICATION definition: 1. the improvement of the mind and understanding, especially by learning: 2. the improvement of…. Learn more.

  3. Mar 30, 2024 · : an act or process of edifying. Examples of edification in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web All edifications, criticism, and conclusions cannot keep us from his strange spell.

  4. EDIFICATION meaning: 1. the improvement of the mind and understanding, especially by learning: 2. the improvement of…. Learn more.

  5. Definition of edification noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  6. It means it's designed to improve you in some way, whether morally, educationally, or spiritually. Originally edification had a strictly religious sense, in the meaning of "building up of the soul," from the Latin term aedificationem, for "construction" or "building."

  7. 2 meanings: 1. improvement, instruction, or enlightenment, esp when morally or spiritually uplifting 2. the act of edifying or.... Click for more definitions.

  8. noun. an act of edifying. the state of being edified; uplift. moral improvement or guidance. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of edification 1.

  9. Define edification. edification synonyms, edification pronunciation, edification translation, English dictionary definition of edification. n. Intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement; enlightenment.

  10. Edification definition: Intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement; enlightenment.

  11. to instruct or benefit, esp. morally or spiritually; uplift: religious paintings that edify the viewer. Latin aedificāre to build, equivalent. to aedi- (stem of aedes) house, temple + -ficāre - fy. Anglo-French, Old French edifier. Middle English edifien 1300–50. ed′i•fi′er, n. ed′i•fy′ing•ly, adv.