edifying vs enlightening

edifying and enlightening both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
edifying	No	Yes	No	No
enlightening	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, edifying and enlightening are synonyms defined as:

edifying and enlightening: enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement

edifying (adjective)	enlightening (adjective)
enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement	tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance
	enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement