Edification
Pronunciation : Ed`i*fi*ca"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. aedificatio: cf. F. ?dification. See Edify.]
Definition : 1. The act of edifying, or the state of being edified; a building up, especially in a moral or spiritual sense; moral, intellectual, or spiritual improvement; instruction. The assured edification of his church. Bp. Hall. Out of these magazines I shall supply the town with what may tend to their edification. Addison.
2. A building or edifice. [Obs.] Bullokar.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913