Associations to the word «Edification»

Wiktionary

EDIFICATION, noun. The act of edifying, or the state of being edified; a building up, especially in a moral, emotional, or spiritual sense; moral, intellectual, or spiritual improvement; through encouragement and instruction.
EDIFICATION, noun. (archaic) A building or edifice.

Dictionary definition

EDIFICATION, noun. Uplifting enlightenment.

Wise words

Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.
John Adams