1. didactics, education, educational activity, instruction, pedagogy, teaching

the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill

Example Sentences:
'he received no formal education'
'our instruction was carefully programmed'
'good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded'

• didactics
• educational activity
• instruction
• pedagogy
• teaching

2. education

knowledge acquired by learning and instruction

Example Sentences:
'it was clear that he had a very broad education'

3. education

the gradual process of acquiring knowledge

Example Sentences:
'education is a preparation for life'
'a girl's education was less important than a boy's'

4. education

the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university)

5. breeding, education, training

the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)

Example Sentences:
'a woman of breeding and refinement'

• breeding
• training

6. department of education, education, education department

the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979

• department of education
• education department