HyperDic: edifying

English > 1 sense of the word *edifying*:
ADJECTIVE	all	edifying, enlightening	enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage / encourage intellectual or moral improvement

edifying > pronunciation
Sounds	eh'dahfay.ihng
Rhymes	abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...

English > *edifying*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage / encourage intellectual or moral improvement.
Example	"the paintings in the church served an edifying purpose even for those who could not read"
Synonym	enlightening
Opposite	unedifying, unenlightening	not edifying
Spanish	edificante