† edificativeadj.
? Obsolete.
Edifying; adapted to promote spiritual improvement.
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society > education > teaching > instilling ideas > [adjective] > edifying
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edifying1526
edifiable1612
edificant1642
edificatory1649
society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > [adjective] > instruction or improvement
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gooda1500
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edifiable1612
edificant1642
spiritualizing1646
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c1410 N. Love tr. Bonaventura Mirror Life Christ (Gibbs MS.) xxxviii. 78 Gostly comforte of hem by hys edyfycatyf [W. de W. 1530 edificacyon] and holy wordes.
a1492 W. Caxton tr. Vitas Patrum (1495) i. xxvi. f. xxiiii/1 His worde was edyfycatyff that they whom he endoctryned put in effecte..all his doctryne.
1530 R. Whitford Werke for Housholders (1533) A So that..it sholde be..edificatyve and profitable.
1634–46 J. Row Hist. Kirk Scotl. (1842) 328 Whilk exercises..proved verie edificative to those who were partakers of them.
Derivatives
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society > education > teaching > instilling ideas > [adverb] > edifying
edificatively?c1530
edifyingly1662
society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > [adverb] > instruction or improvement
edificatively?c1530
edifyingly1662
?c1530 (title) The Dialogues of Creatures moralysed, applyably and edificatyfly to euery mery and iocunde Mater.
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