edification
pronunciation
How to pronounce edification in British English:
UK [ˌedɪfɪˈkeɪʃn]
How to pronounce edification in American English:
US [ˌedɪfɪˈkeɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- uplifting enlightenment
Word Origin
- edification (n.)
- mid-14c., in religious use, "a building up of the soul," from Old French edificacion "a building, construction; edification, good example," and directly from Latin aedificationem (nominative aedificatio) "construction, the process of building; a building, an edifice," in Late Latin "spiritual improvement," from past participle stem of aedificare "to build" (see edifice). Religious use is as translation of Greek oikodome in I Cor. xiv. Meaning "mental improvement" is 1650s. Literal sense of "building" is rare in English.
Example
- 1. And the fruit from that is , I hope , edification .
- 2. Only kind-hearted people who can easily accept the moral edification .
- 3. Since his childhood by his father edification and loved math .
- 4. I tend to watch the television for pleasure rather than edification .
- 5. O but one who prophesies speaks to men for edification and exhortation and consolation .