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Showing words for EDIFYING using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Edifying

deifying, edifying

7 Letter Words for Edifying

defying, dignify

6 Letter Words for Edifying

dieing, digeny, dingey, dyeing, feying, ignify, nidify, yeding

5 Letter Words for Edifying

deify, deign, digne, dinge, dingy, dying, edify, feign, fendy, fidge, fiend, findy, fined, genii, gnide, gynie, indef, indie, nidge

4 Letter Words for Edifying

defi, defy, deni, deny, dine, ding, dyne, edgy, fedn, fend, feni, fide, fied, find, fine, fini, gein, gied, gien, gyne, inde, indy, neif, nide, nidi, nied, nief, nife, nyed, yeni

3 Letter Words for Edifying

def, deg, dei, den, dey, die, dif, dig, din, dye, dyn, end, eng, eyn, fed, fei, fen, fey, fgn, fid, fie, fig, fin, ged, gen, gey, gid, gie, gif, gin, gye, gyn, ide, ife, ign, ind, inf, ing, ned, nef, neg, nei, nid, nie, nig, nye, yed, yen, yid, yin

Definitions for Edifying

[1] to instruct or benefit, especially morally or spiritually; uplift: religious paintings that edify the viewer.
[2] (tr) to improve the morality, intellect, etc, of, esp by instruction

Words related to Edifying

edifyimproving, inspiring, illuminating, refining, uplifting, cultural, educational, educative, illuminative, instructional, instructive

Words nearby Edifying

edifyedicule, edie, edification, edificatory, edifice, edify, edile, edina, edinburg, edinburgh, edirne

Origin of Edifying

1300–50; Middle English edifien < Anglo-French, Old French edifier < Latin aedificāre to build, equivalent to aedi- (stem of aedes ) house, temple + -ficāre -fy

Other words from Edifying

ed·i·fi·er , noun
ed·i·fy·ing·ly , adverb
non·ed·i·fied , adjective
re·ed·i·fy , verb (used with object), re·ed·i·fied, re·ed·i·fy·ing.
un·ed·i·fied , adjective
un·ed·i·fy·ing , adjective

Word origin for Edifying

C14: from Old French edifier, from Latin aedificāre to construct, from aedēs a dwelling, temple + facere to make

Synonyms for Edifying

illuminating, improving, inspiring, refining, uplifting, cultural, educational, educative, illuminative, instructional, instructive