edifyingn.

Etymology: < edify v. + -ing suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈedifying.

†1. The action or process of building; also concrete a building. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > [noun]

bottleeOE

houseeOE

boldOE

building1297

builda1387

edificec1386

mansion1389

bigginga1400

housinga1400

edification1432

edifying1432

fabric1483

edify1555

structure1560

erection1609

framec1639

bastiment1679

drum1846

dump1899

gaff1932

society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > [noun]

bigginga1325

rearinga1325

buildingc1394

edifying1432

upbringing1484

rising?a1500

upmaking1513

upbigging1525

edification1549

erecting1553

structure1604

erection1614

compilementa1639

architecture1646

exstruction1652

built1654

edifice1663

fabric1730

upbuilding1732

builth1805

1432–50 tr. Higden (1865) I. 411 At Brehenoc is a water..where a man may see in clere tymes meruellous edifienges.

1513 in J. Raine Testamenta Eboracensia (1884) V. 49 To the edifying of a portche to the church of Est Drayton xxs.

1517 R. Torkington Oldest Diarie Englysshe Trav. (1884) 32 Ther [the Sarrazins'] edifying wold not stonde in no wyse.

1602 W. Fulbecke Parallele or Conf. Law ii. 13 The foundation, the edifying, and the endowment [of a church].

2. Spiritual instruction and improvement.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > [noun] > instruction or improvement

edificationc1384

edifying1509

vivificationa1548

spiritualization1703

1509 J. Fisher Mornynge Remembraunce Countesse of Rychemonde (de Worde) sig. Aiv To y^e edefyenge of other by th example of her.

1542–3 Act 34 & 35 Hen. VIII i Al maner of persons..may reade..the bible..for their owne edifieng.

1611 M. Smith in Bible (King James) Transl. Pref. 5 For the..edifying of the vnlearned.

1705 G. Stanhope Paraphr. (1709) IV. 542 My..End is Godly Edifying.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

edifyingadj.

Etymology: < edify v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈedifying.

†1. That builds. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > [adjective] > building

erectifying1627

edifyinga1661

building1727

a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Northampt. 280 One demolishing Hammer, can undoe more in a day, then ten edifying Axes can advance in a Month.

2. Tending to produce moral and spiritual improvement; instructive. In modern use often ironical.

ΘΚΠ

society > education > teaching > instilling ideas > [adjective] > edifying

edificativec1410

edifying1526

edifiable1612

edificant1642

edificatory1649

society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > [adjective] > instruction or improvement

savourya1391

edificativec1410

gooda1500

edifying1526

edifiable1612

edificant1642

spiritualizing1646

edificatory1649

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection Pref. sig. Aii^v What so euer ye fynde therin, good and edifyeng, gyue laude and praysyng to god therfore.

1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan iv. xlv. 361 Their Conversation..might..be..Edifying to others.

1766 J. Fordyce Serm. Young Women I. v. 187 How edifying to the soul is this generous sensibility!

1813 S. Smith Wks. (1867) I. 224 The humiliating and disgusting, but at the same time most edifying spectacle.

1872 J. Morley Voltaire i. 39 Voltaire's spirit may be little edifying to us.

Derivatives

ˈedifyingly adv. in an instructive or improving manner; in modern use often ironical.

ΘΚΠ

society > education > teaching > instilling ideas > [adverb] > edifying

edificatively?c1530

edifyingly1662

society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > [adverb] > instruction or improvement

edificatively?c1530

edifyingly1662

1662 J. Sparrow tr. J. Boehme Theosoph. Lett. in Remainder Bks. 3 He..might thereby..edifyingly..quicken himself in a Christian brotherly Union.

1702 L. Echard Gen. Eccl. Hist. ii. v. 205 Not so well or edifyingly instructed.

1876 Contemp. Rev. 27 969 The sermon was edifyingly platitudinarian.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	edifying
释义	edifyingn. Etymology: < edify v. + -ing suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈedifying. †1. The action or process of building; also concrete a building. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > [noun] bottleeOE houseeOE boldOE building1297 builda1387 edificec1386 mansion1389 bigginga1400 housinga1400 edification1432 edifying1432 fabric1483 edify1555 structure1560 erection1609 framec1639 bastiment1679 drum1846 dump1899 gaff1932 society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > [noun] bigginga1325 rearinga1325 buildingc1394 edifying1432 upbringing1484 rising?a1500 upmaking1513 upbigging1525 edification1549 erecting1553 structure1604 erection1614 compilementa1639 architecture1646 exstruction1652 built1654 edifice1663 fabric1730 upbuilding1732 builth1805 1432–50 tr. Higden (1865) I. 411 At Brehenoc is a water..where a man may see in clere tymes meruellous edifienges. 1513 in J. Raine Testamenta Eboracensia (1884) V. 49 To the edifying of a portche to the church of Est Drayton xxs. 1517 R. Torkington Oldest Diarie Englysshe Trav. (1884) 32 Ther [the Sarrazins'] edifying wold not stonde in no wyse. 1602 W. Fulbecke Parallele or Conf. Law ii. 13 The foundation, the edifying, and the endowment [of a church]. 2. Spiritual instruction and improvement. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > [noun] > instruction or improvement edificationc1384 edifying1509 vivificationa1548 spiritualization1703 1509 J. Fisher Mornynge Remembraunce Countesse of Rychemonde (de Worde) sig. Aiv To y^e edefyenge of other by th example of her. 1542–3 Act 34 & 35 Hen. VIII i Al maner of persons..may reade..the bible..for their owne edifieng. 1611 M. Smith in Bible (King James) Transl. Pref. 5 For the..edifying of the vnlearned. 1705 G. Stanhope Paraphr. (1709) IV. 542 My..End is Godly Edifying. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2019). edifyingadj. Etymology: < edify v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈedifying. †1. That builds. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > [adjective] > building erectifying1627 edifyinga1661 building1727 a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Northampt. 280 One demolishing Hammer, can undoe more in a day, then ten edifying Axes can advance in a Month. 2. Tending to produce moral and spiritual improvement; instructive. In modern use often ironical. ΘΚΠ society > education > teaching > instilling ideas > [adjective] > edifying edificativec1410 edifying1526 edifiable1612 edificant1642 edificatory1649 society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > [adjective] > instruction or improvement savourya1391 edificativec1410 gooda1500 edifying1526 edifiable1612 edificant1642 spiritualizing1646 edificatory1649 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection Pref. sig. Aii^v What so euer ye fynde therin, good and edifyeng, gyue laude and praysyng to god therfore. 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan iv. xlv. 361 Their Conversation..might..be..Edifying to others. 1766 J. Fordyce Serm. Young Women I. v. 187 How edifying to the soul is this generous sensibility! 1813 S. Smith Wks. (1867) I. 224 The humiliating and disgusting, but at the same time most edifying spectacle. 1872 J. Morley Voltaire i. 39 Voltaire's spirit may be little edifying to us. Derivatives ˈedifyingly adv. in an instructive or improving manner; in modern use often ironical. ΘΚΠ society > education > teaching > instilling ideas > [adverb] > edifying edificatively?c1530 edifyingly1662 society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > [adverb] > instruction or improvement edificatively?c1530 edifyingly1662 1662 J. Sparrow tr. J. Boehme Theosoph. Lett. in Remainder Bks. 3 He..might thereby..edifyingly..quicken himself in a Christian brotherly Union. 1702 L. Echard Gen. Eccl. Hist. ii. v. 205 Not so well or edifyingly instructed. 1876 Contemp. Rev. 27 969 The sermon was edifyingly platitudinarian. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1432adj.1526
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