v.tr. (-ies, -ied) (of a circumstance, experience, etc.) instruct and improve morally or intellectually. edification n. edifying adj. edifyingly adv.
[ ME f. OF edifier f. L aedificare (as EDIFICE) ]
v.tr. (-ies, -ied) (of a circumstance, experience, etc.) instruct and improve morally or intellectually. edification n. edifying adj. edifyingly adv.
[ ME f. OF edifier f. L aedificare (as EDIFICE) ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012