Thesaurus: edification

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1. n. 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.
2. n. A building or edifice.
3. n. uplifting enlightenment
4. 1. 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. The assured edification of his church. Bp. Hall. Out of these magazines I shall supply the town with what may tend to their edification. Addison. 2. A building or edifice. [Obs.] Bullokar.
5. n:100 n. uplifting enlightenment