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uplifting

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up·lift  (p-lft)
tr.v. up·lift·ed, up·lift·ing, up·lifts
1. To raise; elevate.
2. To raise to a higher social, intellectual, or moral level or condition.
3. To raise to spiritual or emotional heights; exalt: music that uplifts the spirit.
adj. (plft)
Uplifted.
n. (plft)
1. The act, process, or result of raising or lifting up.
2. An effort or a movement to improve social, moral, or intellectual standards.
3. Geology An upheaval.

uplifting [ʌpˈlɪftɪŋ]
adj
acting to raise moral, spiritual, cultural, etc. levels
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.uplifting - the rise of somethinguplifting - the rise of something; "the uplifting of the clouds revealed the blue of a summer sky"
rising, ascension, ascent, rise - a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"

uplifting
adjective inspiring, moving, touching, affecting, warming, stirring, cheering, heart-warming a charming and uplifting love story
Translations
uplifting [ʌpˈlɪftɪŋ] ADJinspirador, edificante
uplifting [ʌpˈlɪftɪŋ] adjqui met de bonne humeur
uplifting
adj experienceerhebend; music, film, storyerhebend, erbaulich


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He was going both to rest for a fortnight, and in the very heart of the people, in the farthest wilds of the country, to enjoy the sight of that uplifting of the spirit of the people, of which, like all residents in the capital and big towns, he was fully persuaded.
Uplifting my eyes from the page, they fell upon the naked face of the bill, and upon an object -- upon some living monster of hideous conformation, which very rapidly made its way from the summit to the bottom, disappearing finally in the dense forest below.
Maria, situated in that quarter, was, during the general uplifting of the land, raised to nearly three times the height of any other part of the coast.
 
 
 
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