edifying

Edifying — Ed i*fy ing, a. Instructing; improving; as, an edifying conversation. {Ed i*fy ing*ly}, adv. {Ed i*fy ing*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

edifying — index beneficial, didactic, informative, meritorious, profitable, salutary, valuable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …   Law dictionary

edifying — [[t]e̱dɪfaɪɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe something as edifying, you mean that it benefits you in some way, for example by teaching you about something. [FORMAL] In the 18th century art was seen, along with music and poetry, as something… …   English dictionary

edifying — ed|i|fy|ing [ˈedıfaı ıŋ] adj formal an edifying speech, book etc improves your mind or moral character by teaching you something sometimes used humorously ▪ No one would claim that the film is morally edifying …   Dictionary of contemporary English

edifying — adjective formal or humorous an edifying speech, book etc improves your mind or moral character by teaching you something: No one would claim that the film is morally edifying …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

Edifying — Edify Ed i*fy, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Edified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Edifying}.] [F. [ e]difier, L. aedificare; aedes a building, house, orig., a fireplace (akin to Gr. ? to burn, Skr. idh to kindle, OHG. eit funeral pile, AS. [=a]d, OIr. aed fire) +… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

edifying — un·edifying; …   English syllables

edifying — edify ► VERB (edifies, edified) ▪ instruct or improve morally or intellectually. DERIVATIVES edification noun edifying adjective. ORIGIN Latin aedificare build …   English terms dictionary

edifying — adjective enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement (Freq. 1) the paintings in the church served an edifying purpose even for those who could not read • Syn: ↑enlightening • Ant: ↑unedifying …   Useful english dictionary

edifying — adjective a) That educates, informs, illuminates or instructs. b) That enlightens or uplifts …   Wiktionary

edifying — Synonyms and related words: autodidactic, coeducational, cultural, didactic, disciplinary, educating, educational, educative, enlightening, exhortatory, homiletic, hortatory, illuminating, informative, initiatory, instructive, introductory,… …   Moby Thesaurus