Found 2 items, similar to edification.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: edification edification n : uplifting enlightenment [syn: sophistication]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Edification Edification \Ed`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. aedificatio: cf. F. ['e]dification. 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. [1913 Webster] The assured edification of his church. --Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] Out of these magazines I shall supply the town with what may tend to their edification. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. A building or edifice. [Obs.] --Bullokar. [1913 Webster]