edifying, enlightening, edifying

Rebecca M. (United States of America)
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  1. edifying
    enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage improvement
  2. enlightening
    tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance
  3. edifying
    enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage improvement
  4. informative
    serving to instruct or enlighten
  5. illuminating
    tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance
  6. instructive
    serving to enlighten or inform
  7. illustrative
    clarifying by use of examples
  8. didactic
    instructive, especially excessively
  9. educational
    relating to the process of instruction
  10. ostensive
    represented or appearing as such; pretended
  11. indoctrinate
    teach uncritically
  12. edify
    make understand
  13. tutor
    a person who gives private instruction
  14. catechise
    give religious instructions to
  15. catechize
    give religious instructions to
Created on Fri Mar 26 23:30:51 EDT 2010

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