EDIFICATION Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word edification. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for EDIFICATION
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| cultivation | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • socialization through training and education to develop one's mind or manners • (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale) • a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality • the process of fostering the growth of something • the act of raising or growing plants (especially on a large scale) | ||||||||
| education | nounn | |||||||
noun • the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill • the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979 • knowledge acquired by learning and instruction • the gradual process of acquiring knowledge • the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university) • the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior) | ||||||||
| enlightenment | nounn | |||||||
noun • education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge • a movement in Europe from about 1650 until 1800 that advocated the use of reason and individualism instead of tradition and established doctrine • (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness | ||||||||
| guidance | nounn | |||||||
noun • something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action • the act of guiding or showing the way • the act of setting and holding a course | ||||||||
| improvement | nounn | |||||||
noun • a change for the better; progress in development • the act of improving something • a condition superior to an earlier condition | ||||||||
| instruction | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a message describing how something is to be done • the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill • the profession of a teacher • (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program | ||||||||
| knowledge | nounn | |||||||
noun • the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning | ||||||||
| learning | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge • profound scholarly knowledge | ||||||||
| training | nounn | |||||||
noun • activity leading to skilled behavior • the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior) | ||||||||
| sophistication | nounn | |||||||
noun • uplifting enlightenment • a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone • being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject • the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionment • falsification by the use of sophistry; misleading by means of specious fallacies | ||||||||
