edification

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌɛdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

Noun

edification

1. 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.

2. (archaic) A building or edifice.

Related terms

• edificant
• edificator
• edificatory
• edificial
• edifice
• edifier
• edify
• edifyingly
• edifyingness

Translations

• French: édification
• German: Erbauung
• Portuguese: edificação

Translations

• French: édification
• German: Gebäude, Bauwerk

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