"returning the life-giving humus to the land"- Louis Bromfield
life-giving love and praise
the vitalizing rays of the warming sun
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Useful english dictionary. 2012.
life-giving — life giv ing (l[imac]f g[i^]v [i^]ng), a. Giving life or spirit; having power to give life; inspiriting; invigorating; as, life giving love and praise. Syn: vital, vitalizing. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] returning the life giving humus to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
life-giving — life giver, n. /luyf giv ing/, adj. imparting, or having the ability to impart, life or vitality; invigorating; vitalizing: life giving love and praise. [1555 65] * * * … Universalium
life-giving — [līf′giv΄iŋ] adj. 1. that gives or can give life 2. strengthening; refreshing; inspiring … English World dictionary
life-giving — index productive, salubrious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
life-giving — adjective a) Describing that necessary for life. We would have died without the unexpected rain that brought life giving water. b) Describing that which creates or engenders life, a source of life … Wiktionary
life-giving — life′ giv ing adj. imparting, or having the ability to impart, life or vitality; invigorating; vitalizing • Etymology: 1555–65 life′ giv er, n … From formal English to slang
Life-giving Spring — The Life giving Spring or Life giving Font is both the feast day of a historic church in Constantinople and an icon of the Theotokos (Virgin Mary) which is venerated by the Eastern Orthodox Church and those Eastern Catholic Churches which follow… … Wikipedia
life-giving — adjective Date: 1596 giving or having power to give life and spirit ; invigorating … New Collegiate Dictionary
life-giving — /ˈlaɪf gɪvɪŋ/ (say luyf giving) adjective imparting life or vitality; invigorating …
life-giving — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. See life. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Fertile] Syn. prolific, generative, productive; see fertile 1 , 2 . 2. [Inspiring] Syn. invigorating, animating, revealing; see inspiring , stimuLating … English dictionary for students
