Definitions for edifice

edifice ed·i·fice

Spelling: [ed-uh-fis]
IPA: /ˈɛd ə fɪs/

Edifice is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 68 anagrams from letters in edifice (cdeefii).

Definitions for edifice

noun

  1. a building, especially one of large size or imposing appearance.
  2. any large, complex system or organization.

Origin of edifice

1350-1400; Middle English Anglo-French, Middle French Latin aedificium, equivalent to aedific(āre) to build (see edify) + -ium -ium

Examples for edifice

It was Darwin who put the crown on the edifice by his theory of natural selection.

The style of the edifice is Romanesque with a genuine Lombardic tower.

No, the truth is absolute, not a stone of the edifice shall be changed.

I have laid the foundations deep, that the edifice might endure.

A gush of smoke came from a chimney in the rear of the edifice.

It would be the old question of revolt against the edifice men have built.

A stage was erected next to the edifice and hundreds would gather to watch floggings, crying out “Allahu Akbar!”

The edifice had a chandelier and candle sconces and two low galleries.

When we wriggles he mistakes the agitation of his tail for the trembling of the edifice.

It certainly was not the sentiment with which hitherto I have regarded this edifice.

Word Value for edifice
Scrable

13

Words with friends

14

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