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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Edificatioun, n. Also: -acioune, ædific-, ediefiecatioun, ede-, edification(e. [ME. edificacioun (Wyclif), -acion, L. ædificātio.]
1. Instruction, enlightenment.a1500 Henr. Fab. 1885.
This foirsaid fabill … may weill be applicat To guid morall edificatioun 1490 Irland Mir. I. 135/14.
This questioune maid this haly virgin … for oure edificacioune c1552 Lynd. Mon. 206.
To … wrytt in to my raggit rural vers, Mater without edificatioun 1562-3 Winȝet II. 36/10.
That his doctrine mycht be callit nocht sa mekle aedificatioun as temptatioun of the Kirk a1578 Pitsc. II. 55/8.
Ȝe … hes commandit everie man that plessis to reid the samin to thair ediefiecatioun
2. Building, erecting.1523 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 211.
To deliuer … the tother half [of the eschete] to the edificatioun of thair kirk and commoun wele of the toune
