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edifying 音標拼音: ['ɛdəf ,ɑɪɪŋ] a. 有教訓意味的,有益的,教訓性的 有教訓意味的,有益的,教訓性的 edifying adj 1: enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement; " the paintings in the church served an edifying purpose even for those who could not read" [ synonym: { edifying}, { enlightening}] [ ant: { unedifying}, { unenlightening}] Edifying \ Ed" i* fy` ing\, a. Instructing; improving; as, an edifying conversation. -- { Ed" i* fy` ing* ly}, adv. -- { Ed" i* fy` ing* ness}, n. [ 1913 Webster]
Edify \ Ed" i* fy\, v. i. [ imp. & p. p. { Edified}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Edifying}.] [ F. [' e] difier, L. aedificare; aedes a building, house, orig., a fireplace ( akin to Gr. ? to burn, Skr. idh to kindle, OHG. eit funeral pile, AS. [= a] d, OIr. aed fire) facere to make. See { Fact}, {- fy}.] 1. To build; to construct. [ Archaic] [ 1913 Webster] There was a holy chapel edified. -- Spenser. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To instruct and improve, especially in moral and religious knowledge; to teach. [ 1913 Webster] It does not appear probable that our dispute [ about miracles] would either edify or enlighten the public. -- Gibbon. [ 1913 Webster] 3. To teach or persuade. [ Obs.] -- Bacon. [ 1913 Webster] 24 Moby Thesaurus words for " edifying": autodidactic, coeducational, cultural, didactic, disciplinary, educating, educational, educative, enlightening, exhortatory, homiletic, hortatory, illuminating, informative, initiatory, instructive, introductory, lecturing, preaching, preceptive, propaedeutic, self- teaching, teaching, tuitionary
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