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edification

[ed-uh-fi-key-shuhn] / ˌɛd ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /


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I had Conversation with some of the latter, to my Help and Edification; and believe several of them are acquainted with the Nature of that Worship, which is performed in Spirit and in Truth.

From John Woolman's Journal by Woolman, John

Be a Man ever so fond at Constantinople of Romances and Histories of Gallantry, 'tis expected they should serve not only for Pleasure but for Edification.

From Prefaces to Fiction by Warburton, William

Edification "I must really improve my Mind," I tell myself, and once more begin to patch and repair that crazy structure.

From Trivia by Smith, Logan Pearsall

Edification, then, is the building up of Christian character, and it involves four things: a foundation, a continuous progress, a patient, persistent effort, and a completion.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts by Maclaren, Alexander

It certainly is Edification to hear him talk.

From School for Scandal by Sheridan, Richard Brinsley




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