Reliable vs Edifying - What's the difference?
reliable | edifying | Related terms |
Suitable]] or fit to be [[rely on, relied on; worthy of dependence or reliance; trustworthy
(signal processing, of a communication protocol) Such that either a sent packet will reach its destination, even if it requires retransmission, or the sender will be told that it didn't
That educates, informs, illuminates or instructs.
That enlightens or uplifts.
As adjectives the difference between reliable and edifying
is that reliable is suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependence or reliance; trustworthy while edifying is that educates, informs, illuminates or instructs.As a noun reliable
is something or someone reliable or dependable.As a verb edifying is
present participle of lang=en.reliable
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- A reliable witness to the truth of the miracles. -- .
- The best means, and most reliable pledge, of a higher object. -- .
- According to General Livingston's humorous account, his own village of Elizabethtown was not much more reliable , being peopled in those agitated times by unknown, unrecommended strangers, guilty-looking Tories, and very knavish Whigs. --.
Synonyms
* secure * dependableAntonyms
* unreliableDerived terms
* reliableness * reliably * semireliableSee also
* (Reliability)edifying
English
Adjective
(en adjective)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)