In Christian use. Of a spiritual nature; spiritually delightful or edifying. Obsolete.

Edifying; adapted to promote spiritual improvement.

Of a book or other source of instruction: spiritually edifying; morally improving. Cf. good book n. at compounds 1c.

Tending to produce moral and spiritual improvement; instructive. In modern use often ironical.

Fitted to edify; edifying, profitable.

Edifying.

That spiritualizes (in various senses of spiritualize, v.); esp. that makes spiritual; that imbues with a spiritual character or meaning.

Intended or suited for purposes of religious edification.