Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of the chemical reactions and pathways involving sulfur or compounds containing sulfur.
Synonyms:
exact_synonym:
positive regulation of sulfur metabolism; positive regulation of sulphur metabolic process; positive regulation of sulphur metabolism; up regulation of sulfur metabolic process; upregulation of sulfur metabolic process
narrow_synonym:
activation of sulfur metabolic process; stimulation of sulfur metabolic process