What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Edification vs Erudition - What's the difference?

edification | erudition |

As nouns the difference between edification and erudition

is that edification is building, edification (act of building) while erudition is erudition.

edification

English

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of edifying, or the state of being edified; a building up, especially in a moral, emotional, or spiritual sense; moral, intellectual, or spiritual improvement; through encouragement and instruction.
  • (archaic) A building or edifice.

    • Related terms

    * edificant * edificator * edificatory * edificial * edifice * edifier * edify * edifyingly * edifyingness

    References

    *

    Anagrams

    *

    erudition

    English

    (wikipedia erudition)

    Noun

    (-)
  • Profound knowledge, especially that based on learning and scholarship.

    • Synonyms

    * (profound knowledge) knowledge, information, learning, lore, scholarship, scholarism

    Related terms

    * erudite

    External links

    * * *