Edification

Definition: Edification

Edification

Noun

1. Uplifting enlightenment.

Date "edification" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1415. (references)

Synonym: Edification

Synonym: sophistication (n). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Learning	Noun: learning; acquisition of knowledge; acquisition of skill; acquirement, attainment; edification, scholarship, erudition; acquired knowledge, lore, wide information; self-instruction; study, reading, perusal; inquiry.
Piety	Noun: piety, religion, theism, faith; religiousness, holiness; Adjective: saintship; religionism; sanctimony; (assumed piety); reverence; (respect); humility, veneration, devotion; prostration; (worship); grace, unction, edification; sanctity, sanctitude; consecration.
Production	Noun: {ant., } production, creation, construction, formation, fabrication, manufacture; building, architecture, erection, edification; coinage; diaster; organization; nisus formativus; putting together; Verb: establishment; workmanship, performance; achievement; (completion).
Teaching	Noun: teaching;Verb: instruction; edification; education; tuition; tutorage, tutelage; direction, guidance; opsimathy.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Edification

English words defined with "edification": Edificatory ♦ knell ♦ ring. (references)

Domain	Title
Books	Architectural Edification (reference) Both/and: Reading Kierkegaard from Irony to Edification (Perspectives in Continental Philosophy, No. 3) (reference) Certaine Considerations touching the better pacification and Edification of the Church of England (Collected Works of Sir Francis Bacon) (reference) Edification étatique et environnement culturel : le personnel politico-administratif dans la Tunisie contemporaine (reference) Jesus' Two Great Commissions: Balancing Evangelism and Edification (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

"Edification" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Edification" is used about 20 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	100%	20	78,262

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Language		Translations for "edification"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		udhëzim (direction, directive, instruction, lecture, manual), ngritje morale. (various references)

Arabic		‏تهذيب (breeding, cultivation, culture, discipline, expurgation, polish, politeness, precept, pruning, purgation, refinement, reformation, retouch, revision, sublimation, urbanity), ‏تنوير (enlightenment, illumination, schooling), ‏تثقيف (culture). (various references)

Bulgarian		наставление (monition, precept), назидание (example). (various references)

Czech		pouèení (enlightenment, teaching). (various references)

Farsi		تهذیب اخلاق (Regeneration), تهذیب (Polish, Refinement, Reformation), تقدیس (Canonization, Veneration), تعلیم (Doctrine, Tuition). (various references)

Finnish		mielenylennys. (various references)

French		instruction (education), édification. (various references)

German		Errichtung (construction, erection, establishment, location, setting up). (various references)

Greek		εποικοδόμηση, διάπλαση (conformation, shape, shaping), διαπαιδαγώγηση (education). (various references)

Hungarian		tanulság (lesson, moral, moral of a fable), okulás, épülés. (various references)

Italian		edificazione. (various references)

Japanese Kanji		�"発 (development, enlightenment). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		けいはつ (development, enlightenment), けいてき (alarm, enlightenment, foghorn, formidable foe, guide, horn, whistle). (various references)

Pig Latin		edificationay.(various references)

Portuguese		decreto (act, appointment, by law, decree, enactment, fiat, order, ordinance, proclamation, statute, writ). (various references)

Romanian		educaţie intelectualã şi moralã, sfaturi. (various references)

Russian		наставление (exhortation, monition, precept), назидание. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		prosvećivanje. (various references)

Spanish		edificación (erection, uplift). (various references)

Swedish		uppbyggelse. (various references)

Turkish		yetiştirme (breeding, cultivation, culture, growing, nurture, upbringing), terbiye etme, aydınlatma (clarification, elucidation, enlightenment, illumination, irradiation, lighting), ahlâkını yükseltme. (various references)

Ukranian		спорудження (framing), напучення (admonishment, precept), будинок (center, centre, house), повчання (moral), побудова (erection). (various references)

Vietnamese		sự soi sáng (irradiation), sự mở mang trí óc (illumination). (various references)

Welsh		adeiladaeth (architecture, building, construction). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	aedificatio, aedificatione, aedificationem, aedificationes, aedificationi, aedificationis. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	Romans Chapter 15, Verse 2
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	EkastoV gar hmwn tw plhsion aresketw eiV to agaqon proV oikodomhn
Latin	405	Vulgate	Unusquisque vestrum proximo suo placeat in bonum ad aedificationem
Old English	990	West Saxon	Ure gehwa sceal gecweman his nehstan for his gode, þæt we hine gestrangien.
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	Eche of vs plese to his neiybore in good, to edificacioun.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	Let every man please his neghbour vnto his welth and edyfyinge.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	Let every one of us please his neighbor for his good to edification.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	Let every one of us give pleasure to his neighbour for his good, to make him strong.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Romans Chapter 15, Verse 2
Bulgarian	Защото казвам, че Христос, заради Божията вярност, стана служител на обрязаните, за да утвърди обещанията дадени на бащите,
Cebuano	Ang matag-usa kanato kinahanglan magapahimuot sa iyang silingan alang sa kaayohan niini niya, aron sa paglig-on kaniya.
Chinese	我們各人務要叫鄰舍喜悅、使他得益處、建立德行。
Croatian	Svaki od nas neka ugaða bližnjemu na dobro, na izgraðivanje.
Danish	Enhver af os være sin Næste til Behag til det gode, til Opbyggelse.
Dutch	Dat dan een iegelijk van ons zijn naaste behage ten goede, tot stichting.
Finnish	Olkoon kukin meistä lähimmäiselleen mieliksi hänen parhaaksensa, että hän rakentuisi.
French	Que chacun de nous complaise au prochain pour ce qui est bien en vue de l`édification.
German	Es stelle sich ein jeglicher unter uns also, daß er seinem Nächsten gefalle zum Guten, zur Besserung.
Haitian Creole	Okontrè, se pou nou chak chache fè frè parèy nou plezi pou byen l', konsa n'a fè l' grandi nan konfyans li nan Bondye.
Hungarian	Mindenikünk tudniillik az õ felebarátjának kedveskedjék annak javára, épülésére.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Sebaliknya kita masing-masing harus menyenangkan hati sesama saudara kita untuk kebaikannya, supaya keyakinannya bertambah kuat.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Biarlah masing-masing kita menyukakan sama-sama manusia di dalam hal yang baik akan meneguhkan iman.
Italian	Ciascuno di noi cerchi di compiacere il prossimo nel bene, per edificarlo.
Korean	우 리 각 사 람 이 이 웃 을 기 쁘 게 하 되 � 을 이 루 � 덕 을 세 우 도 록 � 지 니 라
Latvian	Katrs no jums lai izpatîk savam tuvâkajam uz labu, lai viòu celtu!
Maori	Me whai tena, tena o tatou kia ahuareka mai tona hoa, tona hoa mo te mea e pai ana hei hanga i tona whakapono.
Modern Greek	Αλλ' εκαστος ημων ας αρεσκη εις τον πλησιον δια το καλον προς οικοδομην·
Norwegian	enhver av oss være sin næste til behag, til hans gagn, til opbyggelse!
Portuguese	Portanto cada um de nós agrade ao seu próximo, visando o que é bom para edificação.
Rumanian	Fiecare din noi sq placq aproapelui, kn ce este bine, kn vederea zidirii altora.
Russian	лБЦ�"ЩК ЙЪ ОБУ �"ПМЦЕО ХЗПЦ�"БФШ �'МЙЦОЕНХ, ЧП �'МБЗП, Л ОБЪЙ�"БОЙА.
Shuar	Chíkich shuar wakeramu Enentáimtustiniaitji. Tura Yusjai nu nankaamas shiir wekasatniun Yáinminiaitkiui Túratniuitji.
Spanish	Cada uno de nosotros agrade a su prójimo para el bien, con miras a la edificación.
Swahili	Kila mmoja wetu anapaswa kumpendeza jirani yake kwa wema ili huyo apate kujijenga katika imani.
Swedish	Var och en av oss må leva sin nästa till behag, honom till fromma och honom till uppbyggelse.
Thai	เราทุกคนจงกระทำให้เพื่อนบ้านพอใจ เพื่อนำประโยชน์และความเจริญมาให้เขา
Ukrainian	Кожен із нас нехай догоджа�" ближньому на добро для збудування.
Uma	Butu dua-ta kana mpobabehi to mpakagoe' nono doo pai' to mpotulungi doo, bona mporohoi pepangala' -ra.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "edification": edifications. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Edification" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: decification, diffiation, dification, eddification, edfication, edifacation, edificatio, edificution, editication. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "edification" (pronounced e'dufukā"shun)
9	-d u f u k ā" sh u n	acidification, codification, modification.
8	-u f u k ā" sh u n	amplification, certification, classification, decertification, deification, disqualification, diversification, falsification, fortification, gasification, gratification, identification, intensification, magnification, notification, nullification, ossification, pacification, personification, purification, qualification, quantification, ramification, ratification, recertification, reclassification, rectification, reunification, sanctification, saponification, unification, verification, vilification.
7	-f u k ā" sh u n	pontification, suffocation.
6	-u k ā" sh u n	adjudication, advocation, allocation, application, authentication, avocation, communication, complication, convocation, dedication, desiccation, domestication, duplication, education, equivocation, eradication, excommunication, explication, implication, indication, intoxication, invocation, medication, misallocation, misapplication, miscommunication, multiplication, prefabrication, prognostication, provocation, reallocation, rededication, replication, revocation, vindication.
5	-k ā" sh u n	abdication, altercation, bifurcation, clarification, confiscation, demarcation, detoxication, detoxification, disembarkation, dislocation, echolocation, electrification, embarkation, evocation, fabrication, gentrification, glorification, indemnification, justification, location, lubrication, misidentification, mummification, obfuscation, publication, relocation, simplification, sophistication, specification, syndication, telecommunication, vacation, vocation.
4	-ā" sh u n	abbreviation, aberration, abomination, abrogation, acceleration, acclimation, accommodation, accreditation, accumulation, accusation, activation, adaptation, administration, admiration, adoration, adulation, affectation, affiliation, affirmation, agglomeration, aggravation, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, alphabetization, alteration, amalgamation, amelioration, amortization, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, anticipation, antidiscrimination, appellation, appreciation, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, aspiration, assassination, assimilation, association, augmentation, authorization, automation, aviation, balkanization, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, celebration, centralization, cessation, cetacean, characterization, citation, civilization, coagulation, cogeneration, cogitation, cohabitation, collaboration, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, communization, compensation, compilation, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conciliation, condemnation, condensation, confabulation, confederation, configuration, confirmation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, connotation, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, consultation, consummation, contamination, contemplation, continuation, conversation, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correlation, corroboration, creation, cremation, criminalization, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, declaration, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, defamation, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deliberation, delineation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, denationalization, denomination, denuclearization, denunciation, depopulation, deportation, depravation, depreciation, depredation, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalination, desalinization, desecration, desegregation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, determination, detonation, devaluation, devastation, deviation, dictation, differentiation, dilatation, dilation, discoloration, discontinuation, discrimination, disinclination, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disputation, dissemination, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, distillation, divination, documentation, domination, donation, dramatization, duration, ejaculation, elaboration, elation, elevation, elimination, elongation, emanation, emancipation, emigration, emulation, enumeration, equalization, equitation, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, exacerbation, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, excitation, exclamation, exfoliation, exhalation, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expatriation, expectation, experimentation, expiration, explanation, exploitation, exploration, expropriation, extermination, extrapolation, facilitation, fascination, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, figuration, filtration, fixation, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formation, formulation, foundation, fragmentation, frustration, fumigation, gastrulation, generalization, generation, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, gradation, graduation, granulation, gravitation, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hibernation, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impersonation, implantation, implementation, importation, impregnation, improvisation, imputation, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indentation, indexation, indignation, indoctrination, industrialization, infatuation, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhabitation, inhalation, initiation, innovation, inoculation, insemination, insinuation, inspiration, installation, instigation, institutionalization, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, integration, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, intimation, intimidation, intonation, inundation, invalidation, investigation, invitation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, limitation, liquidation, litigation, localization, machination, magnetization, malformation, manifestation, manipulation, marginalization, masturbation, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, meditation, menstruation, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscreation, misinformation, misinterpretation, misrepresentation, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modulation, molestation, monopolization, motivation, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nondiscrimination, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, nucleation, obligation, observation, occupation, operation, optimization, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ostentation, ovation, overpopulation, overregulation, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pagination, palpitation, participation, pasteurization, penetration, perforation, permutation, perpetuation, personalization, perspiration, perturbation, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politicization, pollination, popularization, population, precipitation, predestination, premeditation, preoccupation, preparation, presentation, preservation, pressurization, privation, privatization, probation, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, profanation, proliferation, pronunciation, propagation, proration, prostration, protestation, punctuation, quotation, radiation, radicalization, rationalization, reaffirmation, realization, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, recitation, reclamation, recommendation, reconciliation, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, recreation, recrimination, recuperation, redecoration, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinterpretation, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, remediation, remuneration, renationalization, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, representation, repudiation, reputation, reregulation, reservation, resignation, respiration, restoration, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanitation, saturation, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, segmentation, segregation, sensation, separation, sequestration, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, specialization, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, subordination, subsidization, substantiation, suburbanization, summation, superstation, tabulation, taxation, temptation, termination, titillation, toleration, transformation, transillumination, translation, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, undervaluation, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, ventilation, vibration, victimization, violation, visitation, visualization, vulgarization, westernization.
3	-sh u n	abduction, abolition, abortion, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, accession, accretion, acquisition, action, addiction, addition, admission, admonition, adoption, advection, affection, affliction, aggression, alliteration, alternation, ambition, ammunition, antiabortion, anticorruption, apparition, apportion, apprehension, ascension, ashen, assertion, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, beautician, benediction, brutalization, caption, carburetion, caution, circulation, circumspection, clinician, coalition, coercion, cognition, collection, commission, commotion, compassion, competition, completion, complexion, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, conception, conceptualization, concession, concoction, concussion, condescension, condition, conduction, confection, confession, conjunction, connection, conniption, conscription, constitution, constriction, construction, consumption, contention, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conviction, convolution, convulsion, correction, corruption, counterrevolution, crucifixion, cushion, deception, decimation, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, deduction, defection, definition, deletion, demolition, demotion, dentition, depiction, depletion, deposition, depression, dereliction, description, desertion, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, devolution, devotion, diction, dietitian, diffraction, digression, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, disconnection, discretion, discussion, disinfection, disposition, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissension, dissolution, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, dysfunction, edition, egyptian, ejection, election, electrician, electrocution, elocution, emission, emotion, emulsion, encryption, erection, erudition, eruption, eviction, evolution, exaction, exception, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exhibition, expansion, expedition, exposition, expression, expulsion, extension, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, faction, fashion, fiction, fission, flexion, formalization, fraction, freshen, friction, fruition, function, gentian, geriatrician, gumption, hessian, homogenization, hypertension, hypotension, ignition, impassion, imperfection, imposition, impression, inaction, inception, incineration, indiscretion, induction, infarction, infection, inflection, infliction, infraction, inhibition, injection, injunction, inquisition, inscription, insertion, inspection, institution, instruction, insurrection, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, interruption, intersection, introduction, introspection, intuition, invention, junction, jurisdiction, juxtaposition, lilliputian, liposuction, liquefaction, locomotion, logician, lotion, magician, malfunction, malnutrition, mansion, martian, mathematician, mention, midsection, misapprehension, misconception, misimpression, misperception, mission, mortician, motion, munition, musician, nonaggression, nonfiction, nonprescription, notion, nutrition, objection, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, ocean, omission, opposition, oppression, optician, option, overconsumption, overexpansion, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, oversimplification, partition, passion, patrician, pediatrician, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, permission, persecution, petition, physician, politician, pollution, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, preconception, precondition, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, preignition, premonition, prescription, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, procession, production, profession, progression, prohibition, projection, promotion, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, protection, ration, reaction, reassertion, reception, recession, recognition, recollection, recondition, reconstruction, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reflection, regression, reimposition, reinspection, reintegration, reintroduction, reinvention, rejection, remission, rendition, repercussion, repetition, reposition, repossession, repression, reproduction, requisition, resolution, restitution, restriction, resumption, resurrection, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, sanction, satisfaction, secession, secretion, section, sedition, seduction, selection, session, solution, statistician, submission, subscription, subsection, substation, substitution, subtraction, succession, suction, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, tactician, technician, tension, theoretician, titian, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transgression, transition, transmission, tuition, venetian, volition, workstation.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: deification.
	Words within the letters "a-c-d-e-f-i-i-i-n-o-t"
	-2 letters: dietician.
	-3 letters: actinide, actinoid, catenoid, citified, ctenidia, diatonic, ideation, indicate, iodinate, notified.
	-4 letters: aconite, codeina, confide, conidia, ctenoid, defiant, deficit, deontic, diction, edition, faciend, faction, factoid, fainted, fancied, fatidic, fiction, identic, idiotic, incited, indicia, inedita, noticed, tacnode.
	-5 letters: acetin, acnode, action, aeonic, anodic, atoned, atonic, cadent, canoed, canted, cation, centai, citied, coated, codeia, codein, coedit, coifed, coined, confit, dacoit, deacon, decant, deific, detain, docent, donate, enatic, fadein, fantod, fiance, finite, foetid, foined, incite, indict, indite, infect, iodate, iodine, noetic, notice, octane, tineid.
	Words containing the letters "a-c-d-e-f-i-i-i-n-o-t"
	+1 letter: deifications, edifications.
	+2 letters: densification, fictionalised, fictionalized.
	+3 letters: denazification, densifications, detoxification, identification, recodification.
	+4 letters: confidentiality, deacidification, decalcification, decertification, demystification, denazifications, denitrification, desertification, detoxifications, devitrification, diversification, identifications, indemnification, premodification, recodifications.
	+5 letters: deacidifications, decalcifications, decertifications, declassification, dehumidification, demystifications, denitrifications, desertifications, devitrifications, diversifications, indemnifications, premodifications, resolidification.
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