English → Latin
“edification” in Latin
alōto feed, to nourish, to nurture; to cultivate, to raise, to rear, etc. (as a child, an animal, etc.); to cause (a thing)cōnfirmōto make firm, establish, re-establish, strengthen, fortify, mature, confirm; to encourage, animate, embolden; persuade;
The English word edification itself goes back to Latin aedēs, through aedificationem.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
edification
*pietatis excitatio: for edification, *sanctitatis alendae causa, *ut salubriter moneatur aliquis (G.), *ad pietatis or honestatis studium excitandum, alendum, confirmandum (K.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for edification?
- The usual Latin words for “edification” are alō, cōnfirmō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.