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De - Pt| English Dictionary: edification | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for edification | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Edification \Ed`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. aedificatio: cf. F. [82]dification. See {Edify}.] 1. The act of edifying, or the state of being edified; a building up, especially in a moral or spiritual sense; moral, intellectual, or spiritual improvement; instruction. The assured edification of his church. --Bp. Hall. Out of these magazines I shall supply the town with what may tend to their edification. --Addison. 2. A building or edifice. [Obs.] --Bullokar. | |
