a.

Instructing; improving; as, an edifying conversation. -- Ed·i·fy·ing·ly, adv. -- Ed·i·fy·ing·ness, n.

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adjective

1. Promoting culture: civilizing, cultural, enlightening, humanizing, refining. See culture/nature.
2. Serving to educate or inform: educational, educative, enlightening, illuminative, informative, instructional, instructive. See teach/learn.

IN BRIEF: To instruct and improve, especially in moral or religious knowledge.

The congregation gathered every Sunday to hear their pastor's edifying message.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement
  Synonym: enlightening
  Antonym: unedifying (meaning #1)

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