Edifying is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for EDIFYING in dictionary:

VERB:
• EDIFY, to enlighten
• instruct or improve (someone) morally or intellectually
ADJECTIVE:
• Instructing; improving; as, an edifying conversation.
• enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement

Words related to EDIFYING

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Words that contain EDIFYING

edifyingly21 reedifying18 unedifying18 reaedifying19 unedifyingly23

How to use EDIFYING in a sentence

• But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men, for their edifying, and comfort.
• They are all edifying, and may serve to promote piety, which is their sole object.
• This book, such as it is, appears to him to be at once unusually edifying, and highly poetical.
• This edifying ceremony could easily be seen from the square, as the windows are very near the ground, and were also open.
• Awful spectacle, and most edifying emblem of His unchanging word of power whose voice is as the sound of many waters.
• After discussing a variety of subjects they began to talk about heroes, a topic that tends to be more fertile than edifying.
• Some large-scale experience with American secondary schools which prepare boys for admission to college has been edifying in this respect.
• IN SPAIN A glance at the use of Horace in Spain will afford not the least edifying of modern examples.
• To others it seemed a harmless and very edifying part of belief, wholly void of any Romish tendencies, and plainly implied, if not definitely expressed, in the English Liturgy.
• If they happen to be started in conversation, I always endeavour to divert the discourse to some more edifying topic.
• Pious, just, humane, temperate, sincere, uniform, dignified, and commanding, his example was edifying to all around him, as were the effects of that example lasting.
• Their devotion to their idols was indeed truly edifying.
• Her mind was abundantly stored with Divine truths, and her conversation was truly edifying.
• Origen therefore was very far from finding the literal content of Scripture edifying in every instance, indeed, in the highest sense, the letter is not edifying at all.
• I took a ticket, and joined myself to a thick stream of people who belonged to every nationality and rank of life, and whose remarks and criticisms were most edifying.
• Although the ending of Natsume and Jinzaemon was not edifying, that of our honoured once head gratified still more the public curiosity.
• Her conversation with him, though edifying enough, was never exciting.
• It occasionally blazes in ordinary conversation, but it is in the fervent and edifying language of glory to God, and good-will to man.
• Certain of the captains, who could make nothing of the edifying ceremonial of ecclesiastical justice, grew impatient.
• This would not only be more easy to themselves, but more edifying to the People.
• As it was, their curses would not be edifying reading in a Christian newspaper.
• But the Catholic does not look at it in this light, and an edifying death-bed makes up for all other things.
• In his cups the ex-groom, ex-valet, was not reticent about his sovereign master, and his talk was not altogether of an edifying nature.
• At Ogmuc much caution had been exercised in conferring baptism, and those who have received it show most edifying piety.
• The kindly, almostly brotherly nature of this union was very edifying to the neighbours.
• Speculation on such points may be interesting to the intellect but is not edifying.

Similar words containing EDIFY without suffix ing

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