different between edificator vs edification

English

Noun

edificator (plural edificators)

1. (rare) One who or that which edifies; an edifier.
   • 1878, George Boardman, Studies in the Creative Week, p. 209.

     Language is the grand edificator of the race.

Translations

References

• edificator in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

English

Alternative forms

• ædification (archaic)

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin aedificationem (“building, construction”), an accusative form of aedificatio, from aedificare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??d?f??ke???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

edification (countable and uncountable, plural edifications)

1. The act of edifying, or the state of being edified or improved; a building process, especially morally, emotionally, or spiritually
   • March 14, 2018, Roger Penrose writing in The Guardian, 'Mind over matter': Stephen Hawking – obituary

     It seems clear that he took great delight in his commonly perceived role as “the No 1 celebrity scientist”; huge audiences would attend his public lectures, perhaps not always just for scientific edification.

2. (archaic) A building or edifice.

Related terms

• edificant
• edificator
• edificatory
• edificial
• edifice
• edifier
• edify
• edifyingly
• edifyingness

Translations

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “edification”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

• deification