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edify (iou)



edify verb. ME.
[Old & mod. French edifier from Latin aedificare, from aedis, aedes dwelling, temple, (orig.) hearth + -ficare: see -FY.]
verb trans. & intrans. Construct (a building), build. arch. ME.
Longfellow The names of all who had died in the convent since it was edified.
b. verb trans. Provide with buildings. LME-L16.
verb trans. gen. Construct, make, set up, establish; build up, strengthen. arch. ME.
Sir T. Browne Edified out of the Rib of Adam. Swift To edify a name and reputation.
b. verb intrans. Take form, grow; fig. prosper, achieve success. LME-M17.
verb trans.
a. Build up (the church, the soul) in faith and holiness; benefit or strengthen spiritually. ME.
E. A. Freeman He was much edified by the king's prayers and almsdeeds.
b. Improve in a moral sense; inform, instruct. LME.
J. Buchan He was a preacher at heart, as every young Scotsman is, since we have all a craving to edify our fellows.
verb intrans. Profit spiritually or morally; gain instruction. E17-M19.
edifier noun LME.
edifying adjective that edifies; that tends to moral or spiritual improvement; instructive: E16.
edifyingly adverb M17.