edification

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌɛdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #60792

Meanings

1

noun
The act of improving someone morally, intellectually, or spiritually.

He read the classics for his own edification rather than for any exam.

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Word family

Derived forms disedification

Related forms edificantedificator edificatory edifice edificial edifier edify edifyingly edifyingness

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin aedificationem (“building, construction”), an accusative form of aedificatio, from aedificare.

*dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European

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# edification

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌɛdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 60792

## Meanings
1. The act of improving someone morally, intellectually, or spiritually.

## Examples
- He read the classics for his own edification rather than for any exam.

## Derived Forms
- disedification

## Related Forms
- edificant
- edificator
- edificatory
- edifice
- edificial
- edifier
- edify
- edifyingly
- edifyingness

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *dʰeh₁-

## Etymology
From Old French, from Latin aedificationem (“building, construction”), an accusative form of aedificatio, from aedificare.

## AI Etymology
Edification is from Old French, from Latin aedificationem (“building, construction”), an accusative form of aedificatio, from aedificare. Important recorded forms include *dʰeh₁- (Proto-Indo-European). Current senses include the act of improving someone morally, intellectually, or spiritually. The wider family includes derived forms such as disedification and related words such as edificant, edificator, edificatory, edifice, and edificial.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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