ED'IFY, verb transitive [Latin oedifico; oedes, a house, and facio, to make.] 1. To build, in a literal sense. [Not now used.] 2. To instruct and improve the mind in knowledge generally, and particularly in moral and religious knowledge, in faith and holiness. Edify one another. 1 Thessalonians 5:11. 3. To teach or persuade. [Not used.]
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