/ed'euh fi kay"sheuhn/ , n.
1. an act of edifying.
2. the state of being edified; uplift.
3. moral improvement or guidance.
[ 1350-1400; ME ( aedification- (s. of aedificatio ), equiv. to aedificat ( us ) (ptp. of aedificare ) built ( aedi- s. of aedes house + -fic-, comb. form of facere to make + -atus -ATE 1 ) + -ion- -ION ]