EDIFYING: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for EDIFYING?

Need another word that means the same as “edifying”? Find 10 synonyms and 30 related words for “edifying” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Edifying” are: enlightening, moral, ethical, good, nice, clean, virtuous, pure, innocent, chaste

Edifying as an Adjective

Definitions of "Edifying" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “edifying” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement.
• Providing moral or intellectual instruction.
• Used to express one's disapproval of something.

Synonyms of "Edifying" as an adjective (10 Words)

chaste	Morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse. Chaste Classical symmetry.
clean	Ritually clean or pure. Good clean fun.
enlightening	Enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement. An enlightening glimpse of government in action.
ethical	Adhering to ethical and moral principles. Had no ethical objection to drinking.
good	Likely to provide. I m good at crosswords.
innocent	Without experience or knowledge of. She is a poor innocent young creature.
moral	Concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles. Moral sense.
nice	Fastidious; scrupulous. That s a nice way to come into my kitchen no greeting.
pure	Of color being chromatically pure not diluted with white or grey or black. Cars can run on pure alcohol.
virtuous	Chaste (typically used of a woman). She considered herself very virtuous because she neither drank nor smoked.

Usage Examples of "Edifying" as an adjective

• Seeing a person blind drunk is not an edifying sight.
• The paintings in the church served an edifying purpose even for those who could not read.
• Edifying literature.

Associations of "Edifying" (30 Words)

actuality	The state of actually existing objectively. The building looked as impressive in actuality as it did in magazines.
clarify	Melt (butter) in order to separate out the water and milk solids. Clarify the butter.
cognizance	Range of what one can know or understand. The Renaissance cognizance of Greece was limited.
commiserate	To feel or express sympathy or compassion. She went over to commiserate with Rose on her unfortunate circumstances.
comprehend	Get the meaning of something. He couldn t comprehend her reasons for marrying Lovat.
comprehension	The inclusion of Nonconformists within the Established Church of England (as proposed in the 17th to 19th centuries but not adopted). The comprehension of spoken language.
construe	Make sense of; assign a meaning to. His words could hardly be construed as an apology.
crystallize	Assume crystalline form become crystallized. The sale may not crystallize the charge.
elucidate	Make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear. In what follows I shall try to elucidate what I believe the problems to be.
empathize	Be understanding of. Counsellors need to be able to empathize with people.
enlighten	Give spiritual insight to; in religion. The Holy Spirit enlightened the Apostles.
enlightened	Spiritually aware. We become enlightened in our relationship with God.
eureka	An alloy of copper and nickel with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficient; used as resistance wire.
explain	Make (an idea or situation) clear to someone by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts. They explained that their lives centred on the religious rituals.
explicate	Make plain and comprehensible. These essays seek to explicate and contextualize Kristeva s writings.
grasp	The act of grasping. His grasp of detail.
interpret	Give an interpretation or explanation to. The evidence is difficult to interpret.
intuitively	Without conscious reasoning; instinctively. They intuitively understood each other.
know	Know how to do or perform something. I know that the President lied to the people.
perceivable	Capable of being perceived especially by sight or hearing. Perceivable through the mist.
plain	Unmistakably plain is often used informally for plainly. There were indrawn breaths at such plain speaking.
realize	Convert (an asset) into cash. He realized his mistake at once.
recognize	Show official appreciation of; reward formally. The defence is recognized in British law.
savvy	Get the meaning of something. These fashion savvy consumers are not afraid of taking risks with little known designers.
spiritually	In a spiritual manner. A spiritually uplifting film.
sympathize	Agree with a sentiment, opinion, or ideology. It is easy to understand and sympathize with his predicament.
translate	Restate (words) from one language into another language. Braque translated collage into oil.
understand	Be understanding of. I understand how you feel.
understandable	To be expected; natural, reasonable, or forgivable. Though his accent was strange the words were perfectly understandable.
understanding	Characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy. An understanding friend.