edify

[ ed-uh-fahy ]

/ ˈɛd ə faɪ /

verb (used with object), ed·i·fied, ed·i·fy·ing.

to instruct or benefit, especially morally or spiritually; uplift: religious paintings that edify the viewer.

Origin of edify

1300–50; Middle English edifien < Anglo-French, Old French edifier < Latin aedificāre to build, equivalent to aedi- (stem of aedes) house, temple + -ficāre -fy

OTHER WORDS FROM edify

ed·i·fi·er, noun ed·i·fy·ing·ly, adverb non·ed·i·fied, adjective re·ed·i·fy, verb (used with object), re·ed·i·fied, re·ed·i·fy·ing.

un·ed·i·fied, adjective un·ed·i·fy·ing, adjective

Words nearby edify

edicule, edie, edification, edificatory, edifice, edify, edile, edina, edinburg, edinburgh, edirne

Example sentences from the Web for edifying

There were observations he would make that would be edifying to me.

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Such intemperate exchanges will hardly count as edifying but they may, alas, be unavoidable.

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And pundits can always be relied upon for edifying breed comparisons.

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When do we ever see elected officials engage in that sort of careful, thoughtful dialogue in an edifying way?

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A writer starts from some slender basis of fact and composes an edifying novel.

Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 (of 3) |Charles Eliot
This excessively brilliant, though not edifying, career did not last long.

Their Majesties' Servants (Volume 3 of 3) |John Doran
How edifying and refreshing to trace the moral glories of the divine volume!

Elijah the Tishbite |C. (Charles) H. (Henry) Mackintosh
My own feeling on the matter is, that early fasting communion when there is health and strength is far the most edifying.

The Expositor's Bible: The Acts of the Apostles, Vol. 2 |G. T. Stokes
All sorts of edifying exercises were at once performed with these young men.

Life and Times of Her Majesty Caroline Matilda, Vol. I (of III) |C. F. Lachelles Wraxall

British Dictionary definitions for edifying

edify

/ (ˈɛdɪˌfaɪ) /

verb -fies, -fying or -fied

(tr) to improve the morality, intellect, etc, of, esp by instruction

Derived forms of edify

edifier, noun edifying, adjective edifyingly, adverb

Word Origin for edify

C14: from Old French edifier, from Latin aedificāre to construct, from aedēs a dwelling, temple + facere to make

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edify

verb (used with object), ed·i·fied, ed·i·fy·ing.

Origin of edify

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British Dictionary definitions for edifying

verb -fies, -fying or -fied

Derived forms of edify

Word Origin for edify

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edify

verb (used with object), ed·i·fied, ed·i·fy·ing.

Origin of edify

OTHER WORDS FROM edify

Words nearby edify

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