edifying Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb make understand
    edify; enlighten.
    • Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal
  2. adjective enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement
    enlightening.
    • the paintings in the church served an edifying purpose even for those who could not read

WordNet

Ed"i*fy`ing adjective
Definitions
  1. Instructing; improving; as, an edifying conversation. -- Ed"i*fy`ing*ly, adv. -- Ed"i*fy`ing*ness, n.

Webster 1913