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edification (iou)



edification noun. LME.
[Latin aedificatio(n-), from aedificat- pa. ppl stem of aedificare build: see EDIFY, -ATION.]
Building, construction. arch. LME.
b. A building. LME-M17.
The building up of the church, or the soul, in faith and holiness; the imparting of moral and spiritual stability and strength by suitable instruction and exhortation. LME.
J. H. Newman In providing for the religious necessities of posterity, they were directly serving their own edification.
Mental or moral improvement, enlightenment, or instruction. LME.
B. Jowett Kindly answer, for the edification of the company and myself. A. Schlee He had been distributing tracts for the edification of their fellow passengers.