edifying - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'edifying' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Edifying

[ a.]

- Instructing; improving; as, an edifying conversation.

2 . Edifying

[ p. pr. & vb. n.]

- of Edify

1 . edifying

[ a]

Meaning (1):
- enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement

Example in sentence:

the paintings in the church served an edifying purpose even for those who could not read

edibility edible edibleness edict edictal edificant edification edificatory edifice edificial

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