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What are the antonym and synonym of "edification"
What does English person say for moral improvement?
20 apr 2010 09:32
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'To edify' means 'to improve people's minds or characters by teaching them about something'. Originally it meant 'construct a building', hence to 'build up' morally.
edification = a building up, especially in a moral or spiritual sense
= improvement
= education
= enlightenment
Antonyms:
destruction, worsening, deterioration
20 aprile 2010
Hello Rrooxx,
As synonyms you could also use:
uplifting or elevation.
20 aprile 2010
i am not 100% sure if edification is aready a antonym the synonym of this was sophistication
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20 aprile 2010
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