Etymology

edification

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Today it means: The act of edifying, or the state of being edified or improved; a building process, especially morally, emotionally, or spiritually. Full definition →

Latin aedificationem
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromaedificationem“building, construction”
  2. English todayedification

From Old French, from Latin aedificationem (“building, construction”), an accusative form of aedificatio, from aedificare.

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