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EDIFICATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Uplifting enlightenment
Synonyms:
edification; sophistication
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("edification" is a kind of...):
enlightenment (education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "edification"):
disenchantment; disillusion; disillusionment (freeing from false belief or illusions)
Derivation:
edify (make understand)
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