enlightening vs edifying

enlightening and edifying both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, enlightening and edifying are synonyms defined as:

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

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