edif-

1. Intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement; enlightenment.
2. Instruction or enlightenment, especially when it is morally or spiritually uplifting.
3. The act of edifying, or the state of being edified; a building up, especially in a moral or spiritual sense; a moral, intellectual, or spiritual improvement; instruction.
4. A building or edifice.

1. A building, especially one of imposing appearance or size.
2. An elaborate conceptual structure or concept on which to build a theory or process.
3. Any large, complex system, or organization.
4. A system which has been established for a long time: "It looks as if the whole political edifice of our country is about to collapse."

Someone who strives to inform or to enlighten others intellectually or spiritually.

An archaic term (a much earlier period) meaning, to instruct or to improve morally or intellectually.

1. To instruct especially so as to encourage intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement.
2. To improve someone's mind.

A Roman magistrate whose chief business was to superintend public buildings of all kinds, more especially public edifices, temples, bridges, aqueducts, markets, games, etc.

The ediles also were responsible for the care of the highways, public places, weights and measures, etc.

The office of the edile (aedile) in ancient Rome.

Wisdom has built a Home for itself.

Motto of Rockhurst College, Kansas City, Missouri, USA.

Knowledge has built a Home.

Motto of Crosier Seminary Junior College, Onamia, Minnesota, USA.