uplifting

adjective

1. inspirational; offering or providing hope, encouragement, salvation, etc.: an uplifting sermon.

verb (used with object)

1. to lift up; raise; elevate.
2. to improve socially, culturally, morally, or the like: to uplift downtrodden and deprived peoples.
3. to exalt emotionally or spiritually.

verb (used without object)

4. to become uplifted.

noun

5. an act of lifting up or raising; elevation.
6. the process or work of improving, as socially, intellectually, or morally.
7. emotional or spiritual exaltation.
8. a brassiere.
9. Geology. an upheaval.

adjective

1. acting to raise moral, spiritual, cultural, etc levels

verb (ʌpˈlɪft) (tr)

1. to raise; elevate; lift up
2. to raise morally, spiritually, culturally, etc
3. Scot and NZ to collect (a passenger, parcel, etc); pick up

noun (ˈʌpˌlɪft)

4. the act, process, or result of lifting up
5. the act or process of bettering moral, social or cultural conditions, etc
6. 1. a brassiere for lifting and supporting the breasts
   2. (as modifier)an uplift bra
7. the process or result of land being raised to a higher level, as during a period of mountain building

v.mid-14c., from up + lift (v.). Related: Uplifted; uplifting.