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ed⋅i⋅fi⋅ca⋅tion

  [ed-uh-fi-key-shuhn]
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–noun
1. an act of edifying.
2. the state of being edified; uplift.
3. moral improvement or guidance.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME (< AF) < L aedificātiōn- (s. of aedificātiō), equiv. to aedificāt(us) (ptp. of aedificāre) built (aedi- s. of aedēs house + -fic-, comb. form of facere to make + -ātus -ate 1 ) + -iōn- -ion
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ed·i·fi·ca·tion   (ěd'ə-fĭ-kā'shən)   
n.  Intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement; enlightenment.
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Edification

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.
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Language Translation for : edification
Spanish: edificación,
German: die Belehrung,
Japanese: 啓発する
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