Synonyms of the word

edification

• n. The act of edifying, or the state of being edified; a building up, especially in a moral, emotional, or…
• n. (archaic) A building or edifice.

enlightenment

• n. An act of enlightening, or the state of being enlightened or instructed.
• n. A concept in spirituality, philosophy and psychology related to achieving clarity of perception, reason…

sophistication

• n. Enlightenment or education.
• n. Cultivated intellectual worldliness; savoir-faire.
• n. Deceptive logic; sophistry.
• n. Falsification or contamination.
• n. Complexity.
• n. Ability to deal with complexity.
• n. (archaic) The act of sophisticating; adulteration.