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aedĭfĭcātĭo , ōnis, f. aedifico.
I. Abstr., the act of building, a building or constructing.
(α). Absol.: “si ad horum luxuriam dirigas aedificationem,” Varr. R. R. 1, 13: “immensa et intolerabilis,” Cic. Pis. 21; so id. Q. Fr. 2, 2; Vulg. 2 Para. 16, 6.—
(β). With gen.: “urbium,” Vulg. Judith, 5, 10.—
II. Concr., a building, a structure, edifice, Cato ap. Gell. 13, 23: “domum tuam et aedificationem omnem perspexi,” Cic. Fam. 5, 6: “aedificationes templi,” Vulg. Matt. 24, 1.—
III. Fig., building up, instructing, edification.
(α). Absol.: “loquitur ad aedificationem,” Vulg. 1 Cor. 14, 3; 14, 26.—
(β). With gen.: “ad aedificationem Ecclesiae,” Vulg. 1 Cor. 14, 12; ib. Eph. 4, 12.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (8):
    • Cicero, Letters to his Friends, 5.6
    • Cicero, Letters to his brother Quintus, 2.2
    • Cicero, Against Piso, 21
    • New Testament, 1 Corinthians, 14.12
    • New Testament, 1 Corinthians, 14.3
    • New Testament, Ephesians, 4.12
    • New Testament, Matthew, 24.1
    • Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 13.23
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