ed·i·fi·ca·tion /ˌɛdəfəˈkeʃən/
  啟迪,熏陶
  Ed·i·fi·ca·tion n.
  1. The act of edifying, or the state of being edified; a building up, especially in a moral or spiritual sense; moral, intellectual, or spiritual improvement; instruction.
     The assured edification of his church.   --Bp. Hall.
     Out of these magazines I shall supply the town with what may tend to their edification.   --Addison.
  2. A building or edifice. [Obs.]
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  edification
       n : uplifting enlightenment [syn: sophistication]