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单词 edificatory
释义

edificatory

[ ih-dif-i-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, ed-uh-fi-key-tuh-ree ]
/ ɪˈdɪf ɪ kəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˈɛd ə fɪˌkeɪ tə ri /

adjective

intended or serving to edify.

Origin of edificatory

1640–50; <Late Latin aedificātōrius edifying, equivalent to aedificā(re) to edify + -tōrius-tory1

Words nearby edificatory

edibles, edict, Edict of Nantes, Edie, edification, edificatory, edifice, edify, edile, Edina, Edinburg
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Example sentences from the Web for edificatory

  • No edificatory remarks are inserted, no reflections, only deeds and striking sayings.

    Sources of the Synoptic Gospels|Carl S. Patton
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