Nouns

(n)education, instruction, teaching, pedagogy, didactics, educational activitythe 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”
(n)educationknowledge acquired by learning and instruction“it was clear that he had a very broad education”
(n)educationthe gradual process of acquiring knowledge“education is a preparation for life”, “a girl's education was less important than a boy's”
(n)educationthe profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university)
(n)education, training, breedingthe result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)“a woman of breeding and refinement”