"edifying" in the verb sense
1. enlighten, edify
make understand
"Can you enlighten me
"edifying" in the adjective sense
1. edifying, enlightening
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"
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