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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

Instructing; improving;

as, an

edifying

conversation

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Ed′i-fyˊing-ly

adv.

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Ed′i-fyˊing-ness

Noun.

ppr.

Building up in christian knowledge; instructing; improving the mind.

edifying ‎(comparative more edifying, superlative most edifying)

edifying

present participle of edify
"Do not let any corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good for the use of edifying that it may minister grace unto the hearers." -Ephesians 4:29 (KJV)