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The Clue
Like an efficacious sermon (9 letter answer)
The Answer
UPLIFTING
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Notes
The answer UPLIFTING is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
UPLIFTING as a noun:
1. the rise of something; "the uplifting of the clouds revealed the blue of a summer sky"
UPLIFT as a verb:
1. (elate, lift up, uplift, pick up, intoxicate) = fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits"
2. lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces; "the earth's movement uplifted this part of town"
3. lift up or elevate