upliftment
Raising someone's spirits
Upliftment is the act or process of uplifting—raising someone's spirits, improving their condition, or elevating them morally or socially.
The word appears most often in South African and Indian English, where it frequently describes efforts to improve disadvantaged communities: programs for the upliftment of rural areas.
Elsewhere, *uplift* typically serves the same purpose.
Impetus toward a goal
- encouragementSupport spurring continued effort
- hopeDesire for good outcomes
- optimismTendency to expect good
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
vision · epiphany · revelation · insight · spark · stimulus · awakening · breakthrough
Support spurring continued effort
- reassuranceWords meant to calm
- comfortEase or soothing relief
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- solidarityUnity among allies
camaraderie · spirits · cheer · rally · boost · hope · confidence · resilience
Enhancement of condition
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- enhancementIncrease in quality
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- progressMovement toward improvement
reform · transformation · refinement · amelioration · revitalization · rejuvenation · renovation · upgrade
Surpassing usual limits
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- salvationDeliverance from harm
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
blessing · awakening · devotion · elevation · exaltation · sanctification · prayer · meditation
Power to act
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- liberationRelease from constraint
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
enfranchisement · enablement · self-reliance · self-efficacy · independence · voice · advocacy · activism
motivation
Impetus toward a goal
- encouragementSupport spurring continued effort
- hopeDesire for good outcomes
- optimismTendency to expect good
enlightenment · vision · epiphany · revelation · insight · spark · stimulus · awakening · breakthrough · ingenuity
encouragement
Support spurring continued effort
- reassuranceWords meant to calm
- comfortEase or soothing relief
- supportTo uphold or sustain
solidarity · camaraderie · spirits · cheer · rally · boost · hope · confidence · resilience · perseverance
betterment
Enhancement of condition
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- enhancementIncrease in quality
- developmentProgress toward maturity
progress · reform · transformation · refinement · amelioration · revitalization · rejuvenation · renovation · upgrade · modernization
transcendence
Surpassing usual limits
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- salvationDeliverance from harm
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
grace · blessing · awakening · devotion · elevation · exaltation · sanctification · prayer · meditation · nirvana
agency
Power to act
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- liberationRelease from constraint
emancipation · enfranchisement · enablement · self-reliance · self-efficacy · independence · voice · advocacy · activism · participation
upliftmentdegradation
Decline in condition
debasement · corruption · moral decline · defilement · depravity
upliftmentoppression
Unjust exercise of power
marginalization · impoverishment · disenfranchisement · subjugation · exploitation
upliftmentdejection
State of lowness
discouragement · demoralization · despair · depression · disheartening
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