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EDIFYING
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement
Example:
the paintings in the church served an edifying purpose even for those who could not read
Synonyms:
edifying; enlightening
Classified under:
Antonym:
unedifying (not edifying)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb edify