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Meanings of edifying in English

Enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement.

Usage of edifying in English
1
The balance sheet of Bhutto's five years in office is not edifying.
The duel: pakistan on the flight path of american power
2
There is nothing edifying or satisfying in the mere comparing of apparel.
In His Image
3
She also grasped the edifying, if at times unsavoury, allure of secrets.
The Irish Times
4
Her struggles to escape from me were quite edifying in their propriety.
The Drama of the Forests: Romance and Adventure
5
Altogether it was a very pretty sight to see and most edifying.
Paths of Glory: Impressions of War Written at and Near the Front
6
Photoshopped or an edifying sight just as you are in your togs?
The Irish Times
7
Madame von Brandt, still laughing, replied: This is a most edifying idea.
Frederick the Great and His Court
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So he just preferred to see nothing and bleat out edifying axioms.
The Rivet in Grandfather's Neck: A Comedy of Limitations
9
But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men, for their edifying, and comfort.
The first New Testament printed in English
10
A sister from the community described Helene's behaviour otherwise as edifying indeed.
She Stands Accused
11
Well, my friends, we have been spending an edifying time over there.
Ghosts: A Domestic Tragedy in Three Acts
12
The shedding of men's blood by man is never an edifying spectacle.
The Story of Isaac Brock / Hero, Defender and Saviour of Upper C...
13
Two white mice, A and B were used for the edifying experiment.
The new yorker
14
Yes, I can hear her; and it is in truth no edifying music.
Frederick the Great and His Court
15
It is sometimes tedious; but, on the other hand, it is extremely edifying.
Liza; Or, "A Nest of Nobles"
16
Give us your views; it will be most interesting and edifying.
Dwell Deep; or, Hilda Thorn's Life Story
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