edification

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Intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement; enlightenment.

edification [ˌɛdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən]

1. improvement, instruction, or enlightenment, esp when morally or spiritually uplifting

2. the act of edifying or state of being edified

edificatory adj

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Noun

edification - uplifting enlightenment

sophistication

enlightenment - education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge

disenchantment, disillusion, disillusionment - freeing from false belief or illusions

edification

noun instruction, schooling, education, information, teaching, improvement, building up, guidance, nurture, tuition, enlightenment, uplifting, elevation the use of Scripture for the edification of believers

Translations

edification [ˌedɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] N → enseñanza f

edification [ˌɛdɪfɪˈkeɪʃ^ən] n → édification f, instruction f
for your edification → pour votre édification, pour votre instruction

edification

n → Erbauung f; for the edification of … → zur Erbauung des/der …

edification [ˌɛdɪfɪˈkeɪʃ/ən] n (often iro) → cultura, educazione f

edification edify

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Of his life, career, achievements, and end nothing is preserved for the edification of his young successors in the fleet of to-day - nothing but this phrase, which, sailor-like in the simplicity of personal sentiment and strength of graphic expression, embodies the spirit of the epoch.

The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context

Will you then kindly answer, for the edification of the company and of myself ?

The Republic by Plato View in context

I saw that he wanted me to repeat my performance of yesterday for the edification of Lorquas Ptomel, and, as I must confess that my prowess gave me no little satisfaction, I responded quickly, leaping entirely over the parked chariots on the far side of the incubator.

A Princess of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context

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