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edification

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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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