Education

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.

knowledge acquired by learning and instruction; "it was clear that he had a very broad education"

the gradual process of acquiring knowledge; "education is a preparation for life"; "a girl's education was less important than a boy's"

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

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

the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded"