Definition of edification
:an act or process of edifying
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Blatt's book is more for entertainment than edification.
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This would become a recurring theme for Cornell, who wrote often of his own self-edification and of trying to be a better man.
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Although his work might seem strange today, consider Bodyworlds and other modern exhibits that use plastination to preserve slices of human cadavers for the entertainment (and edification?) of the general public.
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But the tale’s not sufficient to move the audience from education to edification.
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Was this for her own self-edification or was there good intent?
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Was this for her own self-edification or was there good intent?
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Few in the tech industry are sidling up to Trump for their own edification.
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First Known Use of edification
14th century
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