Edification

//ˌɛdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən// noun

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Definitions

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

Synonyms

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accomplishmentaccomplishmentsacquisitionacquisition of knowledgeacquisitionsattainment

Example

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"For the satisfaction of the curious, and the edification of the genealogist, I will state that my ancestors came to this country from England in the middle of the seventeenth century."

Etymology

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

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