upliftings
Acts of raising
Upliftings is the plural of uplifting as a noun—instances of raising something up, whether physically or spiritually.
The word appears occasionally in religious or motivational contexts: The daily upliftings of prayer sustained her.
More commonly, uplifting serves as an adjective, making the noun form somewhat rare and formal-sounding.
Expressions of support
- inspirationsSources prompting creativity
- boostsIncreases or promotes
- elevationsHeights above reference point
- spiritsLiquor or apparitions
morale · reassurances · motivations · empowerments · affirmations · hopes · joys · consolations
Religious worship practices
- exaltationsStates of extreme elation
- transcendencesActs of exceeding bounds
- prayersReverent petitions to deity
- meditationsFocused contemplative practice
awakenings · enlightenments · blessings · sanctifications · raptures · communions · reverence · worship
Acts of elevating
- elevationsHeights above reference point
- hoistingsActs of lifting up
- heavingsRising and falling motions
- erectionsStructures raised upright
supports · propping · jacking · leveraging · crane · pulleys · scaffolding · underpinning
Changes that upgrade quality
- bettermentsChanges that improve something
- advancementsForward movements in development
- empowermentsGrants of authority
- reformsCorrective institutional changes
progressions · developments · enhancements · enrichments · mobilizations · transformations · revitalizations · rehabilitations
encouragements
Expressions of support
- inspirationsSources prompting creativity
- boostsIncreases or promotes
- elevationsHeights above reference point
spirits · morale · reassurances · motivations · empowerments · affirmations · hopes · joys · consolations · brightening
devotions
Religious worship practices
- exaltationsStates of extreme elation
- transcendencesActs of exceeding bounds
- prayersReverent petitions to deity
meditations · awakenings · enlightenments · blessings · sanctifications · raptures · communions · reverence · worship · grace
raisings
Acts of elevating
- elevationsHeights above reference point
- hoistingsActs of lifting up
- heavingsRising and falling motions
erections · supports · propping · jacking · leveraging · crane · pulleys · scaffolding · underpinning · buttressing
improvements
Changes that upgrade quality
- bettermentsChanges that improve something
- advancementsForward movements in development
- empowermentsGrants of authority
reforms · progressions · developments · enhancements · enrichments · mobilizations · transformations · revitalizations · rehabilitations · community
upliftingsdiscouragements
Things that dampen enthusiasm
depressions · dispiriting · demoralizations · disheartening · deflations
upliftingsdegradations
Declines in condition
debasements · corruptions · defilements · lowerings · abasements
upliftingslowerings
Acts of moving downward
subsidences · depressions · sinkings · compressions · submersions
- uplifting melodiesTunes that inspire optimism