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Edification

//ˌɛdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of edifying, or the state of being edified or improved; a building process, especially morally, emotionally, or spiritually. countable, uncountable

    "Let euery one of vs please his neighbour for his good to edification."

  2. 2
    uplifting enlightenment wordnet
  3. 3
    A building or edifice. archaic, countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin aedificationem (“building, construction”), an accusative form of aedificatio, from aedificare.

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