EDIFICATION Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

edification

noun

Definition of edification

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

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Noun

In 2008, as a publisher and education activist, I was given the opportunity to help create a new public high school on West 83rd Street with local Council member Gale Brewer, a West Side legend.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
That includes education — which has risen from 37% in 2019 to 53% now — with a 9-percentage-point spike in the last year.

— Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of education

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The team culture is nice, the family room is great and the player development complex is a bonus, but the money is really what brings free agents to the table.

— Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
The researchers plan to develop better in-vitro culture strategies to extend muscle life, as well as neuron-like flexible thin-film electrodes that can distribute electrical stimulation more uniformly across the tissue.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of culture

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The guide is available in both English and Spanish, and offers resources to promote literacy as a routine in a child’s life.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
That data monitoring, in addition to master literacy coaches at each CMS campus to address specific student learning needs, has made a big impact, Balknight said.

— Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of literacy

Noun

Jack Kerouac sought enlightenment there; his compatriot Neal Cassady was imprisoned there, in San Quentin.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
What results is a breathless biography of one man’s quest for scientific enlightenment in the age of AI.

— Monitor reviewers, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of enlightenment

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That data monitoring, in addition to master literacy coaches at each CMS campus to address specific student learning needs, has made a big impact, Balknight said.

— Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2026
With tactile learning and a curiosity for the world around them, children can become nature experts through everyday play.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of learning

Noun

Rarely has a film so resourcefully evoked the transportive but decidedly analog thrill of reading; rarely has the warmly musty smell of research libraries and archives somehow wafted with such sense-memory precision off a cinema screen.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Our full events calendar, which continues to grow, also features community workshops, silent reading clubs and more.

— Aaron Reiss, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

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