1. Enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement
   "the paintings in the church served an edifying purpose even for those who could not read"
   - enlightening

1. Make understand
   - enlighten

See also: edification

Type of: instruct, learn, teach

Antonym: unedifying

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