edification
noun
- The act of building up physically, spiritually, or intellectually
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌɛdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
noun
Etymology: From Old French, from Latin aedificationem (“building, construction”), an accusative form of aedificatio, from aedificare.
- The act of edifying, or the state of being edified or improved; a building process, especially morally, emotionally, or spiritually.
“Let euery one of vs please his neighbour for his good to edification.”
“Caterina Pachetti had been a very pretty women, which she remembered more to her own edification than to that of her friends.”
- A building or edifice.