\Ed`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. aedificatio: cf. F.
['e]dification. See {Edify}.]
1. The act of edifying, or the state of being edified; a
   building up, especially in a moral or spiritual sense;
   moral, intellectual, or spiritual improvement;
   instruction.
         The assured edification of his church. --Bp. Hall.
         Out of these magazines I shall supply the town with
         what may tend to their edification.   --Addison.
2. A building or edifice. [Obs.] --Bullokar.