edification
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) The act of edifying, or the state of being edified or improved; a building process, especially morally, emotionally, or spiritually.
- (archaic, countable, uncountable) A building or edifice.
Synonyms
Translations
édification
edificación
edificação
Erbauung
edificazione
yetiştirme
διαπαιδαγώγηση
sofisticació διάπλαση εποικοδόμησηPronounced as (IPA)
/ˌɛdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
Etymology
From Old French, from Latin aedificationem (“building, construction”), an accusative form of aedificatio, from aedificare.
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