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edificatory|ˈɛdɪfɪkeɪtərɪ|
[ad. L. ædificātōrius; see prec. and -ory.]
Intended or suited for purposes of religious edification.
1649Bp. Hall Cases Consc. x. (R.) An exercise so beneficially edificatory to the church of God. 1678Lively Oracles viii. §31. 316 Some parts of it..are not so..edificatory to us. 1882–3Schaff Relig. Encycl. II. 1613 The edificatory character of Neander's history. |