edification — English Dictionary

Noun

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

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Examples

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

   Caterina Pachetti had been a very pretty women, which she remembered more to her own edification than to that of her friends.

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   It seems clear that he took great delight in his commonly perceived role as “the No 1 celebrity scientist”; huge audiences would attend his public lectures, perhaps not always just for scientific edification.

2. A building or edifice.

   Usage

   • Archaic
   • Countable
   • Uncountable

Noun

1. uplifting enlightenment

   Synonyms

   sophistication

   Broader terms

   enlightenment