edification
/ˌɛdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
edification noun: the act of edifying, or the state of being edified or improved; a building process, especially morally, emotionally, or spiritually.
Noun
edification (countable and uncountable, plural edifications)
- The act of edifying, or the state of being edified or improved; a building process, especially morally, emotionally, or spiritually.
- Let euery one of vs please his neighbour for his good to edification.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Romans 15:2
- Caterina Pachetti had been a very pretty women, which she remembered more to her own edification than to that of her friends.1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XI, in Romance and Reality. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 219
- A building or edifice.
edification meaning in Tamil, Malayalam and Arabic
edification in Tamil
- உருச்சமைத்தல்
edification in Malayalam
- edification
- ബോധവത്കരണം bōdhavatkaraṇaṁ
edification in Arabic
- the act of edifying, or the state of being edified
- تَنْوِير tanwīr
Forms of edification
| plural | edifications |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | ædification |
Origin of edification
From Old French, from Latin aedificationem (“building, construction”), an accusative form of aedificatio, from aedificare.
Words formed from edification
Words that rhyme with edification
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about edification
- What does edification mean?
- Edification means the act of edifying, or the state of being edified or improved; a building process, especially morally, emotionally, or spiritually.
- What is edification in Tamil?
- Edification in Tamil is உருச்சமைத்தல். See Edification meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is edification?
- Edification is a noun.
- How do you pronounce edification?
- Edification is pronounced /ˌɛdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/.
- What is the plural of edification?
- The plural of edification is edifications.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: edification (page history and authors); edification (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ബോധവത്കരണം (Malayalam) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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