What does edification mean?
Definitions for edification
ˌɛd ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃəned·i·fi·ca·tion
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Princeton's WordNet
edification, sophisticationnoun
uplifting enlightenment
Wiktionary
edificationnoun
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.
edificationnoun
A building or edifice.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Edificationnoun
Etymology: ædificatio, Latin.
Our blessed Saviour told us, that we must account for every idle word, not meaning that every word which is not designed to edification, or is less prudent, shall be reckoned for a sin. Jeremy Taylor, Rule of living holy.
Out of these magazines I shall supply the town with what may tend to their edification. Joseph Addison, Guardian, №. 114.
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edification
Edification is the act of instructing or benefiting someone intellectually or morally, particularly with regards to improving one's character, knowledge, or beliefs. It involves enlightening, educating, or uplifting someone in a spiritual or moral way.
Webster Dictionary
Edificationnoun
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
Edificationnoun
a building or edifice
Etymology: [L. aedificatio: cf. F. dification. See Edify.]
Anagrams for edification »
deification
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of edification in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of edification in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of edification in a Sentence
Each of us, as members of the Body of Christ, has been given at least one spiritual gift. Besides this, there are the natural abilities with which God has endowed us. He intends these to primarily be used for the edification of the Body of believers. There is no such thing as a private gift (Rom. 126-8).
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