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.—
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.