edification
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- noun
- /ˌɛdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
- Formal
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edificación
- Most consumer magazines are read either for amusement or edification, or both.
- moral edification
- public edification
- spiritual edification
So I think Americans are fundamentally decent, but but they really need edification about the state of their children.
- So I think Americans are fundamentally decent, but but they really need edification about the state of their children.
- Let's shift gears a little bit in what Hegel denounces as edification as opposed to, you know, rigorous scientific thinking about things.
- OK, so for your edification, David and Karen, what we do first we we tape all our memorized scenes from last week.
Examples
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Apparently, he was to hold forth for the edification of the faculty and their colleagues at neighboring institutions.
Fiction book (2002) -
The lecture was designed for the edification of students, aiming to enhance their moral understanding.
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For her personal edification, of course.
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For your edification, I have prepared a short film... ...which I hope will give you some idea of the nature of the creatures we face.
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For many organizations, the rationale for their involvement was the edification of their staff and members.
Academic text (1992) -
You read it to be healed, to find spiritual edification, and to understand God's laws.
Blog text (1) -
Monks should not focus on the edification of the church to the detriment of their other ascetic efforts.
Academic text (2004) -
Ladies and gentlemen, I suppose you've noticed that this is a clay forest, and the forest has been manufactured for your edification by none other than Bruce Bickford.
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She reads classic literature not just for enjoyment, but for her intellectual edification as well.
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Many people attend seminars for their professional edification, hoping to gain new insights in their field.
Synonyms
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Learning knowledge and skills, often at school or university
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Gaining new knowledge and understanding, often from study or experience
Antonyms
How Edifying
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Etymology
Edification comes from an old Latin idea of building, the same root as edifice ('a building') and edify ('to build up'). So edification means the 'building up' of a person's mind or character, which is why it means moral or intellectual improvement.