edification
See also: édification
English
Alternative forms
- ædification (archaic)
Etymology
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From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin aedificationem (“building, construction”), an accusative form of aedificatio, from aedificare.
Pronunciation
Noun
edification (countable and uncountable, plural edifications)
- The act of edifying, or the state of being edified or improved; a building process, especially morally, emotionally, or spiritually
- March 14, 2018, Roger Penrose writing in The Guardian, 'Mind over matter': Stephen Hawking – obituary
- 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.
- March 14, 2018, Roger Penrose writing in The Guardian, 'Mind over matter': Stephen Hawking – obituary
- (archaic) A building or edifice.
Related terms
Translations
the act of edifying, or the state of being edified
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building
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “edification”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.