life-giving

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

life-giving
    adj 1: giving or having the power to give life and spirit;
           "returning the life-giving humus to the land"- Louis
           Bromfield; "life-giving love and praise"; "the vitalizing
           rays of the warming sun" [syn: {life-giving},
           {vitalizing}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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 land.
                                                  --Louis
                                                  Bromfield.
        [WordNet 1.5]