Meaning & use
Edifying
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Intended or serving to instruct or improve someone morally or intellectually.
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The museum exhibit was both entertaining and edifying.
She found the lecture on ancient philosophy genuinely edifying.
A note on using this word
From Latin 'aedificare,' to build, reflecting the idea of building up someone's knowledge or character.
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unedifyingcorrupting
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