Associations to the word «Edifice»

Wiktionary

EDIFICE, noun. A building; a structure; an architectural fabric, especially an imposing one; a large or fine building, public or private.
EDIFICE, noun. An abstract structure; a school of thought.

Dictionary definition

EDIFICE, noun. A structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.