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
  • So when her son, Reed, now 15, was diagnosed with dyslexia 10 years ago, Knopf went down a rabbit hole of literacy education.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The state discovered that reforms had to be beneficial to all, and so the political mission had to be implementing education and acculturation as a means of solidifying the nascent bourgeoisie.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of education
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  • Ballet’s influence on popular culture and fashion is surging.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The harder work—preserving quality, strengthening trust, protecting culture, and investing in people—often produces returns that are slower to appear.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of culture
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  • So when her son, Reed, now 15, was diagnosed with dyslexia 10 years ago, Knopf went down a rabbit hole of literacy education.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The head of New York City’s teachers’ union threatened to yank his support from a major literacy initiative in public schools, blaming this year’s dismal reading scores on the Mamdani administration prioritizing paperwork over progress.
    — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of literacy
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  • Edible enlightenment from our eatery experts and colleagues Monie Begley, Richard Nalley and Randall Lane, as well as brothers Bob, Kip and Tim.
    — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of enlightenment
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  • Rather than chasing an entirely new hero product, the company has taken the design language and consumer learning from The New York, one of its bestselling and most recognisable bags, and developed another style around it.
    — Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • New baby 3, fifth draft… In between, much hand-wringing, catastrophising, drinking of wine, learning of nursery rhymes.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of learning
Noun
  • If several hours of television or scrolling through social media are taking the place of exercise, in-person social interactions, reading or other mentally stimulating activities, that’s not ideal for brain health.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • These were coronary artery disease, heart failure, stroke, systolic blood pressure, which is the upper number in a blood-pressure reading, and type 2 diabetes.
    — The Conversation US, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2026
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