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aedĭfĭcātĭo, ōnis, f. [aedifico].

  1. I. Abstr., the act of building, a building or constructing.
          1. (α) Absol.: si ad horum luxuriam dirigas aedificationem, Varr. R. R. 1, 13: immensa et intolerabilis, Cic. Pis. 21; so id. Q. Fr. 2, 2; Vulg. 2 Para. 16, 6.
          2. (β) With gen.: urbium, Vulg. Judith, 5, 10.
  2. II. Concr., a building, a structure, edifice, Cato ap. Gell. 13, 23: domum tuam et aedificationem omnem perspexi, Cic. Fam. 5, 6: aedificationes templi, Vulg. Matt. 24, 1.
  3. III. Fig., building up, instructing, edification.
          1. (α) Absol.: loquitur ad aedificationem, Vulg. 1 Cor. 14, 3; 14, 26.
          2. (β) With gen.: ad aedificationem Ecclesiae, Vulg. 1 Cor. 14, 12; ib. Eph. 4, 12.

* aedĭfĭcātĭuncŭla, ae, f. dim. [aedificatio], a little building: ecquid de illa aedificatiuncula mandavisses, Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 2, § 5.

aedĭfĭcātor, ōris, m. [aedifico].

  1. I. A builder: vocaberis aedificator saepium, Vulg. Isa. 58, 12; in the class. period only trop., = δημιουργός: mundi, the maker, architect, Cic. Univ. 2: aedificatores mundi, id. N. D. 1, 9.
  2. II. From the Aug. period adj. (cf. Br. Nep. Ages. 4, 2) with the access. idea of inclination or passion, that is fond of building: nemo illo minus fuit emax, minus aedificator, Nep. Att. 13; Juv. 14, 86; Col. 1, 4, 8; Flor. 1, 8, 4.

aedĭfĭcātōrĭus, a, um, adj. [aedifico], pertaining to building.

  1. I. Lit.: aedificatoria somnia, Tert. Anim. 47.
    Hence, subst.: aedĭfĭcātōrĭa, ae, f., = architectura, Boëth. Aristot. Top. 3, 1, p. 680.
  2. II. Fig.: verbum aedificatorium mortis, i. e. that was the cause of death, Tert. Carn. Christ. 17.