EDIFICATIONS

Noun

edifications

plural of edification

Anagrams

• deifications

Source: Wiktionary


EDIFICATION

Ed`i*fi*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. aedificatio: cf. F. édification. See Edify.]

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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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