English → Latin
“edifying” in Latin
piuspious, devout; dutiful, loyal, conscientious; good, blessedbonusgood, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant; right; usefulūtilisuseful, serviceable, beneficial, profitable, advantageous; helpful; fit, suitable, adapted, propersalūberhealthy, salubrious; salutary, beneficial; wholesomealenduswhich is to be nourished; which is to be fed, which is to be maintained, which is to be developed; which is to be kept, cōnfirmanduswhich is to be established or fortified; which is to be confirmed; which is to be encouraged, animated, emboldened; pers
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
edifying
pius: bonus: utilis: saluber. To preach an edifying discourse, *apte ad pios sensus commovendos (alendos, confirmandos) in sacris dicere: *apte ad pietatis sensum (or virtutis amorem) excitandum in sacris dicere. An edifying book, *liber ad pios sensus excitandos (alendos, confirmandos) aptus or factus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for edifying?
- The usual Latin words for “edifying” are pius, bonus, ūtilis; also salūber, alendus, cōnfirmandus. 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.