Edifice

Noun

 * 1) A building; a structure; an architectural fabric, especially an imposing one; a large or fine building, public or private.
 * 2) An abstract structure; a school of thought.

Related terms

 * edificant
 * edification
 * edificator
 * edificatory
 * edificial


 * edifier
 * edify
 * edifyingly
 * edifyingness

Thesaurus
Dymaxion house, White House, adobe house, architecture, building, casa, cliff dwelling, construct, construction, consulate, country house, country seat, dacha, deanery, dwelling house, embassy, erection, establishment, fabric, farm, farmhouse, hall, house, houseboat, hut, lake dwelling, living machine, lodge, manor house, manse, packaged house, parsonage, penthouse, pile, prefab, prefabricated house, prefabrication, presidential palace, pyramid, ranch house, rectory, roof, skyscraper, sod house, split-level, structure, superstructure, tower, town house, vicarage

Alternative forms

 * ædifice

Etymology
edifice: from edifice:, reborrowed from  aedificium:, derived from aedificare: (whence also edify:).

Translations

 * Bulgarian: здание
 * German: ,


 * Icelandic: ,
 * Norwegian: byggverk


 * German: Lehrgebäude