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tower of strength
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  tower of strength - a person who can be relied on to give a great deal of support and comfortpillar of strengthsponsor, supporter, patron - someone who supports or champions something |
tower of strength
tower of strengthSomeone who is very dependable and provides a great deal of support or encouragement, especially in times of trouble or difficulty. Mary has been an absolute tower of strength ever since my mother fell ill. My husband has been a tower of strength while I work on my PhD.See also: of, strength, towertower of strengthFig. a person who can always be depended on to provide support and encouragement, especially in times of trouble. Mary was a tower of strength when Jean was in the hospital. She looked after her whole family. Jack was a tower of strength during the time that his father was unemployed.See also: of, strength, towertower of strengthA dependable person on whom one can lean in time of trouble, as in After Dad died Grandma was a tower of strength for the whole family. This expression, first recorded in 1549, originally was used most often to refer to God and heaven, but Shakespeare had it differently in Richard III (5:3): "Besides, the King's name is a tower of strength." See also: of, strength, towera tower of strength or a pillar of strength COMMON If someone is a tower of strength or a pillar of strength during a difficult period in your life, they give you a lot of help or support. My eldest daughter was a tower of strength for me when I was sick. In her terrible sadness she has found Charles to be a pillar of strength.See also: of, strength, towera tower (or pillar) of strength a person who can be relied upon to be a source of strong support and comfort. This phrase may come from the Book of Common Prayer: ‘O Lord…be unto them a tower of strength’.See also: of, strength, towera ˌpillar/ˌtower of ˈstrength a person who gives you the courage and determination to continue when you are in a bad situation: My wife has been a tower of strength during my illness. ♢ During your five years in prison, Terry was a pillar of strength.See also: of, pillar, strength, towertower of strengthA reliable, supportive person, dependable especially in time of trouble. In the Bible this image is often reserved for God or, later, for religious faith. In the nineteenth century Tennyson used it for the duke of Wellington: “O fall’n at length that tower of strength” (“Ode on the Death of the Duke of Wellington,” 1852). It remains current.See also: of, strength, towerEncyclopediaSeestrengthtower of strength
Synonyms for tower of strengthnoun a person who can be relied on to give a great deal of support and comfortSynonymsRelated Words |