Sterling vs Edifying - What's the difference?
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The currency of the United Kingdom; especially the pound.
* {{quote-book, year=1905, author=
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, chapter=1 Former British gold or silver coinage of a standard fineness: for gold 0.91666 and for silver 0.925.
* S. M. Leake
Sterling silver, or articles made from this material.
A structure of pilings that protects the piers of a bridge; a starling.
of, or relating to British currency, or the former British coinage.
of, relating to, or made from sterling silver.
Of acknowledged worth or influence; high quality; authoritative.
* {{quote-news
, year=2014
, date=December 13
, author=Mandeep Sanghera
, title=Burnley 1-0 Southampton
, work=BBC Sport
Genuine; true; pure; of great value or excellence.
That educates, informs, illuminates or instructs.
That enlightens or uplifts.
Sterling is a related term of edifying.
As a proper noun sterling
is a scottish surname, variant of stirling.As an adjective edifying is
that educates, informs, illuminates or instructs.As a verb edifying is
.sterling
English
(wikipedia sterling)Noun
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- Sterling was the known and approved standard in England, in all probability, from the beginning of King Henry the Second's reign.
Adjective
(-)citation, page= , passage=Southampton had been hoping to get back to winning ways to prove to their critics there was substance to their sterling start to the season.}}
Anagrams
*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)