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edification

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of edification

the process by which one gains a greater understanding of something

They showed the children films that provided edification and not just entertainment.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of edification

culture, enlightenment, improvement

education, erudition, knowledge, learnedness, learning, literacy, scholarship

bookishness, pedantry

awareness, consciousness, realization

absorption, assimilation, digestion, uptake

appreciation, apprehension, comprehension, grasp, grip, hold, perception, percipience, understanding

cultivation, development, improvement

Antonyms and Near Antonyms of edification

illiteracy, illiterateness

incomprehension, noncomprehension

misapprehension, miscomprehension, misinterpretation, misperception, misunderstanding

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