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Definition of Edifice
1. Noun. A structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place. "It was an imposing edifice"
Specialized synonyms: Abattoir, Butchery, Shambles, Slaughterhouse, Apartment Building, Apartment House, Architecture, Aviary, Bird Sanctuary, Volary, Bathhouse, Bathing Machine, Bowling Alley, Center, Centre, Chapterhouse, Club, Clubhouse, Dorm, Dormitory, Hall, Residence Hall, Student Residence, Farm Building, Feedlot, Firetrap, Gambling Den, Gambling Hell, Gambling House, Gaming House, Gazebo, Summerhouse, Government Building, Glasshouse, Greenhouse, Nursery, Hall, Hall, Hall Of Fame, Hotel, Casino-hotel, Hotel-casino, House, House, Library, Health Facility, Healthcare Facility, Medical Building, Ministry, Dead Room, Morgue, Mortuary, Observatory, Office Block, Office Building, Opium Den, Outbuilding, Packinghouse, House Of God, House Of Prayer, House Of Worship, Place Of Worship, Planetarium, Presbytery, Eatery, Eating House, Eating Place, Restaurant, Rest House, Rink, Skating Rink, Roman Building, Rotunda, Ruin, School, Schoolhouse, Shooting Gallery, Signal Box, Signal Tower, Skyscraper, Student Union, Tap House, Tavern, Telco Building, Telecom Hotel, Temple, House, Theater, Theatre, Bagnio, Bawdyhouse, Bordello, Brothel, Cathouse, House Of Ill Repute, House Of Prostitution, Sporting House, Whorehouse
Terms within: Annex, Annexe, Extension, Wing, Antechamber, Anteroom, Entrance Hall, Foyer, Hall, Lobby, Vestibule, Corner, Quoin, Corner, Nook, Cornerstone, Cornerstone, Court, Courtyard, Cullis, Elevator, Lift, Exterior Door, Outside Door, Floor, Level, Storey, Story, Foundation Stone, Heat, Heating, Heating Plant, Heating System, Interior Door, Roof, Room, Scantling, Stud, Shaft, Frame, Skeletal Frame, Skeleton, Underframe, Staircase, Stairway, Upstairs, Wall, Window, Crawl Space, Crawlspace
Specialized synonyms: Independence Hall, Houses Of Parliament
Generic synonyms: Construction, Structure
Definition of Edifice
1. n. A building; a structure; an architectural fabric; -- chiefly applied to elegant houses, and other large buildings; as, a palace, a church, a statehouse.
Definition of Edifice
1. Noun. A building; a structure; an architectural fabric, especially an imposing one; a large or fine building, public or private. ¹
2. Noun. An abstract structure; a school of thought. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Edifice
1. a building [n -S] - See also: building
Lexicographical Neighbors of Edifice
Literary usage of Edifice
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"The rest of the main edifice^ ... was founded in 1126 by Martino Doria, and the
present edifice, after the designs of ..."
2. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1890)
"That in the year 1871 It became necessary for the plaintiff, in order to complete
its church edifice, to borrow money upon a mortgage of its land ; and that ..."
3. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan by John Lloyd Stephens (1848)
"Circular edifice called the Caracol.—Apartment.—Staircase, having on each ...
Extraordinary edifice, to which the Name Gymnasium or Tennis-court is given. ..."
4. The Monthly Review by Charles William Wason (1835)
"The first foundation of the present edifice, however, as well as the ages of
those different parts, which are evidently of distinct, and even distant epochs ..."
5. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1890)
"The oldest part of the present edifice dates from the 13th century, and extensive
additions are now being made according to Plan of the city of Vienna. tie ..."
6. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"The pagan Saxons having destroyed this edifice, Offa, King of the Mercians,
erected another in 793 with a great abbey, which became the head of the ..."
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