Ed'i-fi-cā'tion, n.
n. [Lat. edificatio, Fr. édification, Pr. edificatio, Sp. edificacion, It. edificazione. See EDIFY.]
Sense 1. The act of edifying, or the state of being edified; a building up, especially in a moral or religious sense; instruction in useful knowledge which imparts strength or leads to progress in science, faith, or goodness. “The assured edification of his church.” Bp. Hall.
Out of these magazines I shall supply the town with what may tend to their edification. Addison.
Sense 2. A building or edifice. [Obs.] Bullokar.