edification

English

Alternative forms

• ædification (archaic)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌɛdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/, X-SAMPA: /%EdIfI"keIS@n/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

edification (plural edifications)

1. The act of edifying, or the state of being edified; a building up, especially in a moral, emotional, or spiritual sense; moral, intellectual, or spiritual improvement; through encouragement and instruction.
2. (archaic) A building or edifice.

Related terms

• edificant
• edificator
• edificatory
• edificial
• edifice
• edifier
• edify
• edifyingly
• edifyingness

Translations

the act of edifying, or the state of being edified

• Arabic: تنوير (ar) (tanwiir) m
• Bulgarian: назидание (bg) (nazidanie) n
• Czech: osvěta (cs) f

• Finnish: mielenylennys (fi)
• German: Erbauung (de) f
• Romanian: edificare (ro) f

building

• Dutch: gebouw (nl)

• Finnish: rakennus (fi)

References

• “edification” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).

Anagrams

• deification