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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Edify \Ed"i*fy\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Edified}; p. pr & vb n. {Edifying}.] [F. ['e]difier, L. aedificare aedes a building, house, orig., a fireplace (akin to Gr ? to burn, Skr. idh to kindle, OHG. eit funeral pile, AS [=a]d, OIr. aed fire) + facere to make See {Fact}, {-fy}.] 1. To build; to construct. [Archaic] There was a holy chapel edified. --Spenser. 2. To instruct and improve, especially in moral and religious knowledge; to teach. It does not appear probable that our dispute [about miracles] would either edify or enlighten the public. --Gibbon. 3. To teach or persuade. [Obs.] --Bacon. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Edifying \Ed"i*fy`ing\, a. Instructing; improving; as an edifying conversation. -- {Ed"i*fy`ing*ly}, adv -- {Ed"i*fy`ing*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: edifying adj : enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement; "the paintings in the church served an edifying purpose even for those who could not read" [syn: {enlightening}] [ant: {unedifying}]
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