edification
nounDivide edification into syllables:
ed · i · fi · ca · tion
How to pronounce edification:
Definition of edification:
- edification (noun):
- uplifting enlightenment.
- an act or process of edifying
- the process of teaching, esp. at a school, college, or university
Synonyms for edification:
awareness
building up
comprehension
culture
disillusion
disillusionment
education
elevation
enlightenment
erudition
guidance
improvement
information
instruction
knowledge
learning
literacy
nurture
reading
scholarship
schooling
sophistication
teaching
tuition
uplifting
Antonyms for edification:
benightedness
bewilderment
confusion
destruction
harm
hurt
ignorance
neglect
obfuscation
puzzlement
stupidity
worsening
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