upliftingn.

Etymology: up- prefix 3d, or < uplift v.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: upˈlifting.

a. The action of raising or lifting up; an instance of this. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > raising > [noun] > taking or lifting up

upbearinga1340

upniming1340

lifting up1362

undertaking1382

uptaking1495

extolling1558

lift1570

catching upa1629

uplifting1650

tollation1688

gathering1691

punt1854

heft1881

bunk-up1919

1548 E. Gest Treat. againste Masse sig. H iv Can ther be made to god..an effectual prayer withoute an vplyftinge of oure hartes, vnto hym?

1650 Metr. Psalms Ch. Scot. cxli. 2 Let..the uplifting of my hands [be] as th' evening sacrifice.

1834 Tait's Edinb. Mag. New Ser. 1 693/1 An uplifting of the horse's hind heels.

1844 A. W. Kinglake Eothen xv. 204 There was an uplifting of arms, and a repeating of words.

1886 H. Caine Son of Hagar i. v With an eloquent uplifting of the hand.

b. Geology. Elevation in level; an upheaval.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > tectonization or diastrophism > [noun] > upheaval

ridging1499

upheaving1821

upthrow1833

upheaval1838

upheavement1841

uplifting1845

upthrust1846

uplift1853

upraisal1865

bradyseism1896

upwarping1954

updoming1964

1845 J. Phillips & C. G. B. Daubeny Geol. in Encycl. Metrop. VI. 685/2 The uplifting of the Western Alps.

1855 D. T. Ansted in Orr's Circle Sci.: Inorg. Nature 51 The uplifting and dislocation of strata.

1881 Q. Rev. July 102 Upliftings and downcasts of strata.

2. Scottish. Collection, levying (of rents, etc.).

ΚΠ

1594 in Spalding Club Misc. I. 9 All receaving vplifting vptacking or intrometting with off ony maillis.

1640 in J. Nicholson Minute Bk. War Comm. Covenanters Kirkcudbright 17 Dec. (1855) 128 Unless your lordship caus hasten the uplifting and peyment of all that is dew.

1706 in J. J. Vernon Parish of Hawick (1900) 201 Collectors for the uplifting and inbringing of the stent.

3. The action of the verb, in various senses.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [noun] > power or range of voice > loudness of voice > raising of voice

elevation1605

uplifting1824

1824 W. Scott Redgauntlet II. xii. 286 There was heard within the uplifting of a Scottish psalm.

1826 W. Scott Woodstock I. v. 134 A crowning mercy—a vouchsafing—an uplifting.

1899 A. C. Benson Life of E. W. Benson II. 232 They excluded a source of sacred pleasure and divine uplifting from their lives.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

upliftingadj.

Etymology: up- prefix 3c(b). Compare uplift v.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: upˈlifting.

That uplifts or elevates. Chiefly figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > raising > [adjective] > lifting

lifting1686

uplifting1818

1818 P. B. Shelley Homer's Hymn to Sun 20 The light vest..Glows in the stream of the uplifting wind.

1881 J. Martineau Relation between Ethics & Relig. (ed. 2) 306 Two minds present with each other in uplooking and uplifting attitude.

1889 E. W. Benson Diary 21 Dec. in A. C. Benson Life of E. W. Benson (1899) II. 290 A friendship..of which every hour was uplifting.

1896 in Daily News 24 Feb. 3/3 To-day it [sc. the Salvation Army] is one of the greatest uplifting forces in the country.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	uplifting
释义	upliftingn. Etymology: up- prefix 3d, or < uplift v.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: upˈlifting. 1. a. The action of raising or lifting up; an instance of this. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > raising > [noun] > taking or lifting up upbearinga1340 upniming1340 lifting up1362 undertaking1382 uptaking1495 extolling1558 lift1570 catching upa1629 uplifting1650 tollation1688 gathering1691 punt1854 heft1881 bunk-up1919 1548 E. Gest Treat. againste Masse sig. H iv Can ther be made to god..an effectual prayer withoute an vplyftinge of oure hartes, vnto hym? 1650 Metr. Psalms Ch. Scot. cxli. 2 Let..the uplifting of my hands [be] as th' evening sacrifice. 1834 Tait's Edinb. Mag. New Ser. 1 693/1 An uplifting of the horse's hind heels. 1844 A. W. Kinglake Eothen xv. 204 There was an uplifting of arms, and a repeating of words. 1886 H. Caine Son of Hagar i. v With an eloquent uplifting of the hand. b. Geology. Elevation in level; an upheaval. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > tectonization or diastrophism > [noun] > upheaval ridging1499 upheaving1821 upthrow1833 upheaval1838 upheavement1841 uplifting1845 upthrust1846 uplift1853 upraisal1865 bradyseism1896 upwarping1954 updoming1964 1845 J. Phillips & C. G. B. Daubeny Geol. in Encycl. Metrop. VI. 685/2 The uplifting of the Western Alps. 1855 D. T. Ansted in Orr's Circle Sci.: Inorg. Nature 51 The uplifting and dislocation of strata. 1881 Q. Rev. July 102 Upliftings and downcasts of strata. 2. Scottish. Collection, levying (of rents, etc.). ΚΠ 1594 in Spalding Club Misc. I. 9 All receaving vplifting vptacking or intrometting with off ony maillis. 1640 in J. Nicholson Minute Bk. War Comm. Covenanters Kirkcudbright 17 Dec. (1855) 128 Unless your lordship caus hasten the uplifting and peyment of all that is dew. 1706 in J. J. Vernon Parish of Hawick (1900) 201 Collectors for the uplifting and inbringing of the stent. 3. The action of the verb, in various senses. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [noun] > power or range of voice > loudness of voice > raising of voice elevation1605 uplifting1824 1824 W. Scott Redgauntlet II. xii. 286 There was heard within the uplifting of a Scottish psalm. 1826 W. Scott Woodstock I. v. 134 A crowning mercy—a vouchsafing—an uplifting. 1899 A. C. Benson Life of E. W. Benson II. 232 They excluded a source of sacred pleasure and divine uplifting from their lives. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online September 2021). upliftingadj. Etymology: up- prefix 3c(b). Compare uplift v.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: upˈlifting. That uplifts or elevates. Chiefly figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > raising > [adjective] > lifting lifting1686 uplifting1818 1818 P. B. Shelley Homer's Hymn to Sun 20 The light vest..Glows in the stream of the uplifting wind. 1881 J. Martineau Relation between Ethics & Relig. (ed. 2) 306 Two minds present with each other in uplooking and uplifting attitude. 1889 E. W. Benson Diary 21 Dec. in A. C. Benson Life of E. W. Benson (1899) II. 290 A friendship..of which every hour was uplifting. 1896 in Daily News 24 Feb. 3/3 To-day it [sc. the Salvation Army] is one of the greatest uplifting forces in the country. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1548adj.1818
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