Meaning of EDIFYING
| Pronunciation: | | 'eduf`Iing
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| | Definition: | | [adj] enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement; "the paintings in the church served an edifying purpose even for those who could not read" |
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| | Synonyms: | | enlightening |
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| | Antonyms: | | unedifying, unenlightening | | |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ed"i*fy`ing\, a.
Instructing; improving; as, an edifying conversation. --
{Ed"i*fy`ing*ly}, adv. -- {Ed"i*fy`ing*ness}, n.
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| | Related Terms: | | autodidactic, coeducational, cultural, didactic, disciplinary, educating, educational, educative, enlightening, exhortatory, homiletic, hortatory, illuminating, informative, initiatory, instructive, introductory, lecturing, preaching, preceptive, propaedeutic, self-teaching, teaching, tuitionary |
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