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Definitions for edifying
ed·i·fy·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
edifying, enlighteningadjective
enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement
"the paintings in the church served an edifying purpose even for those who could not read"
Wiktionary
edifyingadjective
That educates, informs, illuminates or instructs.
edifyingadjective
That enlightens or uplifts.
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edifying
Edifying refers to providing moral or intellectual instruction or improvement; enlightening. It generally denotes something that is educative, inspirational, uplifting or informational in nature.
Webster Dictionary
Edifying
of Edify
Edifyingadjective
instructing; improving; as, an edifying conversation
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deifying
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of edifying in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of edifying in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of edifying in a Sentence
Diego can be judged on whether he plays well or not but he has n’t committed any crime, his conduct with us has always been correct, there have been some episodes which have n’t been edifying but he has always shown a great attitude with us and we appreciate that.
Poorly written novels--no matter how pious and edifying the behavior of the characters--are not good in themselves and are therefore not really edifying.
What spectacle can be more edifying or more seasonable than that of Liberty and Learning, each leaning on the other for their natural and surest support.
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