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Righteous vs Edifying - What's the difference?

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Righteous is a related term of edifying.


As adjectives the difference between righteous and edifying

is that righteous is free from sin or guilt while edifying is that educates, informs, illuminates or instructs.

As verbs the difference between righteous and edifying

is that righteous is to make righteous; specifically, to justify religiously, to absolve from sin while edifying is .

righteous

English

Alternative forms

* (l), (l)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • free from sin or guilt
  • moral and virtuous, suggesting sanctimonious
  • justified morally
  • (slang, US) awesome

    • Derived terms

    * righteousness * self-righteous

    Verb

    (es)
  • To make righteous; specifically, to justify religiously, to absolve from sin.
  • * 2009 , (Diarmaid MacCulloch), A History of Christianity , Penguin 2010, p. 101:
    • Thus for the purposes of being ‘righteoused ’, the Law was irrelevant; yet Paul could not bear to see all the Law disappear.

    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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