edification
The act of edifying, or the state of being edified or improvedThe act of edifying, or the state of being edified or improved; a building process, especially morally, emotionally, or spiritually.
» Tom dedicated his life to the edification of the masses.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of edifying, or the state of being edified or improved; a building process, especially morally, emotionally, or spiritually.
Erbauung
(archaic, countable, uncountable)A building or edifice.
Gebäude, Bauwerk
- uplifting enlightenment
Examples
2 sentencesTom dedicated his life to the edification of the masses.
The geology course isn't required; I'm taking it for my own edification.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From Old French, from Latin aedificationem (“building, construction”), an accusative formFrom Old French, from Latin aedificationem (“building, construction”), an accusative form of aedificatio, from aedificare.
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Forms
plural: edifications| Singular | edification |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- uplifting enlightenment:sophistication
Word family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable