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Gracious Word: Edification

3/10/2014

 
edification
Word every Gracious Individual should know: Edification

Definition: Edification; Latin; noun
1. The instruction or improvement of a person morally or intellectually

Why I love this word:
The entire purpose of writing gracious words of the day is for our own edification. The more you know, the better. Constantly strive to grow and learn for your own edification. But we practice expanding our vocabulary for our own intellectual well-being, not to be pedantic or ostentatious. "You can never be overeducated or overdressed." --Oscar Wilde

Photograph by Mary Beth

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