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Education Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Education? [n] the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university) [n] the activities of educating or instructing or teaching; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good teaching is seldom rewarded" [n] the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior); "a woman of breeding and refinement" [n] the gradual process of acquiring knowledge; "education is a preparation for life"; "a girl's education was less important than a boy's" [n] knowledge acquired by learning and instruction; "it was clear that he had a very broad education" [n] the federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979 Synonyms \| Synonyms for Education: breeding \| Department of Education \| Education Department \| educational activity \| training Related Terms \| Find terms related to Education: accomplishments \| acculturation \| acquisition of knowledge \| acquisitions \| attainments \| broadening the mind \| catechization \| civility \| civilization \| coaching \| course of study \| cultivation \| culture \| didactics \| direction \| drilling \| edification \| enculturation \| enlightenment \| erudition \| guidance \| illumination \| indoctrination \| information \| instruction \| intellectual acquirement \| knowledge \| learning \| lesson \| liberal education \| literacy \| lore \| mastery of skills \| memorization \| mental cultivation \| mental culture \| pedagogics \| pedagogy \| polish \| private teaching \| programmed instruction \| reeducation \| refinement \| schooling \| self-instruction \| self-teaching \| socialization \| sophistication \| spoon-feeding \| store of knowledge \| storing the mind \| teaching \| training \| tuition \| tutelage \| tutorage \| tutoring \| tutorship \| upbringing See Also \| acculturation \| acquisition \| activity \| assimilation \| class \| classroom project \| coeducation \| cognitive content \| content \| course \| course of instruction \| course of study \| elementary education \| enlightenment \| eruditeness \| erudition \| executive department \| experience \| extension \| extension service \| extracurricular activity \| foundation \| grounding \| higher education \| homework \| instruction \| learnedness \| learning \| lesson \| mastering \| mental object \| pedagogy \| physical education \| prep \| preparation \| profession \| scholarship \| school \| schooling \| secondary education \| self-cultivation \| self-education \| special education \| teaching \| university extension \| upbringing \| vocational education \| vocational training \| work-study program Education In Webster's Dictionary \Ed`u*ca"tion\ (?; 135), n. [L. educatio; cf. F. ['e]ducation.] The act or process of educating; the result of educating, as determined by the knowledge skill, or discipline of character, acquired; also, the act or process of training by a prescribed or customary course of study or discipline; as, an education for the bar or the pulpit; he has finished his education. To prepare us for complete living is the function which education has to discharge. --H. Spenser. Syn: {Education}, {Instruction}, {Teaching}, {Training}, {Breeding}. Usage: Education, properly a drawing forth, implies not so much the communication of knowledge as the discipline of the intellect, the establishment of the principles, and the regulation of the heart. Instruction is that part of education which furnishes the mind with knowledge. Teaching is the same, being simply more familiar. It is also applied to practice; as, teaching to speak a language; teaching a dog to do tricks. Training is a department of education in which the chief element is exercise or practice for the purpose of imparting facility in any physical or mental operation. Breeding commonly relates to the manners and outward conduct. \ The system of home study established in connection with the summer schools assembled at Chautauqua, N. Y., by the Methodist Episcopal bishop, J. H. Vincent.

Education Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Education?

[n] the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university)
[n] the activities of educating or instructing or teaching; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good teaching is seldom rewarded"
[n] the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior); "a woman of breeding and refinement"
[n] the gradual process of acquiring knowledge; "education is a preparation for life"; "a girl's education was less important than a boy's"
[n] knowledge acquired by learning and instruction; "it was clear that he had a very broad education"
[n] the federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979

Education In Webster's Dictionary

\Ed`u*ca"tion\ (?; 135), n. [L. educatio; cf. F.
['e]ducation.]
The act or process of educating; the result of educating, as
determined by the knowledge skill, or discipline of
character, acquired; also, the act or process of training by
a prescribed or customary course of study or discipline; as,
an education for the bar or the pulpit; he has finished his
education.

      To prepare us for complete living is the function which
      education has to discharge.              --H. Spenser.

Syn: {Education}, {Instruction}, {Teaching}, {Training},
     {Breeding}.

Usage: Education, properly a drawing forth, implies not so
       much the communication of knowledge as the discipline
       of the intellect, the establishment of the principles,
       and the regulation of the heart. Instruction is that
       part of education which furnishes the mind with
       knowledge. Teaching is the same, being simply more
       familiar. It is also applied to practice; as, teaching
       to speak a language; teaching a dog to do tricks.
       Training is a department of education in which the
       chief element is exercise or practice for the purpose
       of imparting facility in any physical or mental
       operation. Breeding commonly relates to the manners
       and outward conduct.


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The system of home study established in connection with the
summer schools assembled at Chautauqua, N. Y., by the
Methodist Episcopal bishop, J. H. Vincent.

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