edification

noun

Definition of edificationnext
as in education
the process by which one gains a greater understanding of something They showed the children films that provided edification and not just entertainment.

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Recent Examples of edification Many of the finer points of a Parmigiani Fleurier watch, then, are purely for the edification and enjoyment of a cultured clientele with enough knowledge and refinement to appreciate the details. — Nancy Olson, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024 Florida's original theme park has overcome the towering shadow of its younger peers in Orlando and remains a haven, if even by accident, for tourists seeking marine edification. — Peter Burke, Fox News, 11 Sep. 2024 But for his own figural edification, Degas made lots of small sculptures, mostly of dancers, horses and bathers, subjects that also populated his paintings. — Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024 All edifications, criticism, and conclusions cannot keep us from his strange spell. — Joy Williams, Harper's Magazine, 2 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for edification
Recent Examples of Synonyms for edification
  1. education
  2. culture
  3. literacy
  4. enlightenment
  5. learning
  6. reading
Noun
  • Some factors outside of districts’ control, such as the declining birth rate and competition with the private sector, could be contributing to this trend, according to local and state education leaders.
    — Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026
  • Villalobos’ career spans thirty years in the school district with a brief interlude in the private sector, working for education technology companies.
    — Austin Horn July 30, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
Definition of education
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  • Creator culture can imitate the feeling of belonging without creating the lasting structure of belonging.
    — Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • At Fanatics Fest, Dart said his new coach has had a profound impact on the team’s culture.
    — Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of culture
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  • Academic difficulties are less likely to involve basic literacy than sustained effort, organization, work completion, and mathematics.
    — Scott White, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • In recent news, Sean Pouche voted in support of silently cutting Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, where 169,032 Missouri kids as of March were supported in early literacy.
    — Sophie Lindberg July 27, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026
Definition of literacy
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  • In Buddhism, bodhicitta is, essentially, a desire to attain enlightenment in order to free all beings from suffering.
    — Goth Shakira, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
  • At his teacher’s direction, Pannakara traveled to Myanmar between 2018 and 2020 to study and practice Vipassana meditation, an ancient technique taught by the Buddha himself as core for attaining enlightenment.
    — Deepa Bharath, Fortune, 17 July 2026
Definition of enlightenment
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  • Possible inspiration can come from medical training processes, where patient rounds with practicing physicians enable learning of judgement.
    — Nisha Talagala, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • OpenAI faces significant pressure to do so from security researchers, executives, and, well, just about everyone in the AI industry to share learnings and ensure the proper guardrails are in place going forward.
    — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 29 July 2026
Definition of learning
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  • The readings run from plain commercial interest, since Anthropic sells closed frontier access, to a substantive safety position that weights once released cannot be recalled.
    — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • This suggests something deeper in American culture that has made leisure reading seem less desirable or less valuable.
    — John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026
Definition of reading

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