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Edifying vs Educational - What's the difference?

edifying | educational |

As adjectives the difference between edifying and educational

is that edifying is that educates, informs, illuminates or instructs while educational is of, or relating to education.

As a verb edifying

is .

As a noun educational is

a free (or low cost) trip for travel consultants, provided by a travel operator or airline as a means of promoting their service a fam trip.

edifying

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • That educates, informs, illuminates or instructs.
  • That enlightens or uplifts.
  • Verb

    (head)
  • "Do not let any corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good for the use of edifying that it may minister grace unto the hearers." -Ephesians 4:29 (KJV)

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    educational

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of, or relating to education.
  • A school is an educational establishment.
  • Instructive, or helping to educate.
  • They were shown an educational film about VD.

    Derived terms

    * educationalist * ejamacational

    Synonyms

    * (helping to educate) educative

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A free (or low cost) trip for travel consultants, provided by a travel operator or airline as a means of promoting their service. A fam trip