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upbuilding

upbuilding

6.3
A process of helping people become morally or spiritually stronger
  • noun
  • /ˈʌpˌbɪldɪŋ/
  • Literature
translation icon : fortalecimiento
  • The prevailing image was rather one of a great experiment in "upbuilding" in which a land, found supposedly stagnant and unproductive, would, under a capitalist form of Zionism, "take its place among industrial nations." The New York Times correspondent T. Walter Williams, who visited Palestine in 1921, wrote, "It is understood that the development of Palestine from now on will be carried out by private enterprise by practical men, and there is a good future for the country under those conditions."

Examples

  • The seminar emphasized the upbuilding of personal integrity and responsibility among participants.

  • After the redemption, a new, creative being appears in the world, and man is called to extraordinary activity, to the creative upbuilding of profit for the Kingdom of God, which is known as God-humanity.

    Academic text (1991)

  • More, who attended the Lincoln conference, reflected that, "we are all laboring together for a common good—the musical upbuilding and enrichment of America." 8

    Academic text (2014)

  • As Heidegger put the problem, "If God as the suprasensory ground and goal of all reality is dead, if the suprasensory world of the Ideas has suffered the loss of its obligatory and above it its vitalizing and upbuilding power, then nothing more remains to which man can cling and by which he can orient himself."

    Blog text (14)

  • The community center offers programs aimed at the upbuilding of local youth, focusing on leadership and moral values.

  • Many volunteers dedicate their time to the upbuilding of the city's homeless population through outreach and support services.

Synonyms

betterment
vsupbuilding
18 3.6

An action that improves life or conditions for people

emphasizes moral or spiritual change rather than broad practical improvement
strengthening
vsupbuilding
14 3.4

Making something stronger, for example muscles or ties between people

focuses on moral and spiritual growth not on physical toughness
upliftment
vsupbuilding
1 5.9

Helping people have a better life and feel happier

focuses on moral and spiritual improvement rather than only social benefit
uplifting
vsupbuilding
1 4.1

A rise of land, water, or air to a higher level

concerns moral or spiritual improvement rather than literal physical movement

Antonyms

decline
439 3.9

A gradual loss in amount, quality, or value

deterioration
43 5.9

A slow change when something like a building or a person's health becomes worse

degradation
33 6.8

The process of making land, water, or buildings worse over time

How Strengthening

transformation
241 3.7
upbuilding
  • Literature
6.3
improvement
619 1.1
encouragement
54 1.9

Surface Forms

upbuilding singular
upbuildings plural

Morphology

upbuilding = upbuild (transparent) = up + build + ing

The noun is a gerund/nominalization of 'upbuild' ('up' + 'build'), so the process meaning is directly interpretable from its parts.

Etymology

Upbuilding comes from the parts up 'higher' and build 'to make strong'. As a noun, upbuilding means 'the act of making someone or something stronger or better', often in a moral or spiritual way.