Definitions for edificationˌɛd ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ed•i•fi•ca•tionˌɛd ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən(n.)
an act of edifying.
the state of being edified.
moral improvement or guidance.
Origin of edification:
1350–1400; ME (< AF) < L
e•dif•i•ca•to•ryɪˈdɪf ɪ kəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
edification, sophistication(noun)
uplifting enlightenment
Wiktionary
edification(Noun)
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.
edification(Noun)
A building or edifice.
Webster Dictionary
Edification(noun)
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
Edification(noun)
a building or edifice
Translations for edification
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
edification(noun)
to improve the mind or morals of.
I told you that piece of news for your edification.
- opbouingAfrikaans
- تَنْوير، تَثْقيف، تَحْسينArabic
- назиданиеBulgarian
- edificaçãoPortuguese (BR)
- poučeníCzech
- die BelehrungGerman
- berigelseDanish
- διαπαιδαγώγηση, καλλιέργειαGreek
- edificaciónSpanish
- harimineEstonian
- تهذیب؛ تزکیهFarsi
- valistusFinnish
- édificationFrench
- חִינוּךHebrew
- मानसिक उन्नतिHindi
- poučavanjeCroatian
- tájékoztatás, épülésHungarian
- perbaikan, pendidikan moralIndonesian
- beneficioItalian
- 啓発するJapanese
- (도덕적, 종교적인) 계발(啓發)Korean
- pamokymasLithuanian
- pamācīšana; pamācībaLatvian
- pemupukan akhlakMalay
- vormingDutch
- (moralsk) oppbyggelseNorwegian
- budujący wpływ, naukaPolish
- تهذیب؛ تزکیهPersian
- روزنه، پالنهPashto
- назиданиеRussian
- poučenie, povznesenieSlovak
- izobrazbaSlovenian
- jačanje moralaSerbian
- upplysning, uppbyggelseSwedish
- การสั่งสอนอบรมThai
- öğretme, aydınlatmaTurkish
- 啟迪Chinese (Trad.)
- настанова, повчанняUkrainian
- بصیرت بخشنے کا عملUrdu
- sự khai tríVietnamese
- 启迪Chinese (Simp.)
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