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edifying

/ˈɛd.ɪˌfaɪ.ɪŋ/

adjective more edifying · most edifying

That educates, informs, illuminates or instructs.
That enlightens or uplifts.

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of edify Do not let any corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good for the use of edifying that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

noun edifyings

Edification. I am slightly skeptical about the neatness of these edifyings in the play. Olivia remains my best positive case, Malvolio my best negative. "Too proud," as Viola says, Olivia is humbled by both Feste and Viola, her twin fools, but more obviously and more frequently by herself, until finally she is b

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@misc{edifying_2026,
  title = {edifying},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/edifying},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}