Meaning : The activities of educating or instructing. Activities that impart knowledge or skill.
Example :
He received no formal education.
Our instruction was carefully programmed.
Good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded.
Synonyms : didactics, educational activity, instruction, pedagogy, teaching
Meaning : Knowledge acquired by learning and instruction.
Example :
It was clear that he had a very broad education.
Meaning : The gradual process of acquiring knowledge.
Example :
Education is a preparation for life.
A girl's education was less important than a boy's.
Meaning : The profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university).
Meaning : The United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students). Created 1979.
Synonyms : department of education, education department