"edification" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌɛdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-edification.wav [Southern-England] Forms: edifications [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From Old French, from Latin aedificationem (“building, construction”), an accusative form of aedificatio, from aedificare. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*dʰeh₁-}}, {{uder|en|fro|-}} Old French, {{uder|en|la|aedificationem||building, construction}} Latin aedificationem (“building, construction”), {{m|la|aedificatio}} aedificatio, {{m|la|aedificare}} aedificare Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} edification (countable and uncountable, plural edifications)
  1. The act of edifying, or the state of being edified or improved; a building process, especially morally, emotionally, or spiritually Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the act of edifying, or the state of being edified): تَنْوِير (tanwīr) [masculine] (Arabic), нәсихәт (nəsixət) (Bashkir), назидание (nazidanie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), osvěta [feminine] (Czech), mielenylennys (Finnish), édification [feminine] (French), Erbauung [feminine] (German), 𐍄𐌹𐌼𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (timreins) [feminine] (Gothic), edificação [feminine] (Portuguese), edificare [feminine] (Romanian), uppbyggelse (Swedish), upplysning (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-edification-en-noun-RlxUgaF5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 96 4 Disambiguation of 'the act of edifying, or the state of being edified': 99 1
  2. (archaic) A building or edifice. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable Translations (building): gebouw (Dutch), rakennus (Finnish), édification [feminine] (French), Gebäude [neuter] (German), Bauwerk [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-edification-en-noun-k0vFfN6V Disambiguation of 'building': 35 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ædification [archaic] Related terms: edificant, edificator, edificatory, edifice, edificial, edifier, edify, edifyingly, edifyingness

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