noun
1.
the act or process of educating
devoted herself to the education of illiterate adults
Synonyms: instruction, schooling, teaching, training, tuition, tutelage
Related Word: coaching, pedagogy, tutorage, tutoring, tutorship; direction, guidance
2.
the product or result of being educated
obtained his education in local schools and in college
Synonyms: erudition, knowledge, learning, scholarship, science
Related Word: culture, edification, enlightenment, learnedness, literacy
Contrasted words: ignorance, illiteracy