edified

7.7

Feeling wiser and morally better

adjective
/ˈɛdɪfaɪd/

Formal

: edificado

The students left the lecture edified by the professor's wisdom and passion.

Examples

After attending the seminar, she felt truly edified and inspired to make positive changes.
Reading classical literature can leave you feeling edified and more insightful about life.
Many found reading the philosopher's works to be profoundly edified experiences.
She felt edified after attending the seminar.
I feel edified by the books I read.
After attending the seminar, she felt truly edified and inspired to make positive changes.
The students left the lecture edified by the professor's wisdom and passion.

Synonyms

enlightened

vsedified

14 7.0

Having deep understanding of spiritual teachings and inner life

is formed by being taught and encouraged to improve morally or intellectually

uplifted

vsedified

3.9

Feeling happy and proud because something made you feel better

is produced by teaching and encouragement aimed at moral or spiritual growth

Antonyms

misguided

129 4.6

Shows wrong ideas or bad judgment

degraded

5.1

Lower in quality or value than before

How Enlightened

enlightened

62 5.8

edified

Formal

7.7

educated

36 3.2

informed

3.7

aware

∞ 2.7

Surface Forms

edified positive

Morphology

edified = edify (transparent) = edify + ed

Standard past-participial/adjectival formation from the verb 'edify'; the meaning 'instructed or morally improved' is directly derived from the verb.

Etymology

Edified comes from the Latin word aedificare, which means 'to build', and shares the same root as the English edifice which means 'a large building'. Think of teaching or moral guidance as 'building up' a person, so to be edified is to be mentally or morally 'built up'.