edification Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun uplifting enlightenment
    sophistication.

WordNet

Ed`i*fi*ca"tion noun
Etymology
L. aedificatio: cf. F. édification. See Edify.
Definitions
  1. The act of edifying, or the state of being edified; a building up, especially in a moral or spiritual sense; moral, intellectual, or spiritual improvement; instruction.
    The assured edification of his church. Bp. Hall.
    Out of these magazines I shall supply the town with what may tend to their edification. Addison.
  2. A building or edifice. Obs. Bullokar.

Webster 1913