Supporter
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (n.) One who, or that which, supports; as, oxygen is a supporter of life.

2. (n.) Especially, an adherent; one who sustains, advocates, and defends; as, the supporter of a party, faction, or candidate.

3. (n.) A knee placed under the cathead.

4. (n.) A figure, sometimes of a man, but commonly of some animal, placed on either side of an escutcheon, and exterior to it. Usually, both supporters of an escutcheon are similar figures.

5. (n.) A broad band or truss for supporting the abdomen or some other part or organ.

Library

Concerning Isaac the Legitimate Son of Abraham.
... who has thought fit now to require this testimony of honor to himself, on account
of the favors he hath conferred on me, in being to me a supporter and defender ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 13 concerning isaac the.htm

Concerning the Sons of Isaac, Esau and Jacob; of their Nativity ...
... when he had caught as much venison as he could, to prepare him a supper [32] that
after this he might make supplication to God, to be to him a supporter and an ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 18 concerning the sons.htm

Now, as to the Question which You Raise, when it was that I Began ...
... You make answer to yourself: "Then, I suppose, when you were the supporter of Paul
whom he had condemned and made the greatest effort to help him, and ...
/.../17 now as to the.htm

Christ's Reprehension of the Pharisees Seeking a Sign his Censure ...
... reproached those who did not themselves enter in, and also shut the door against
others, must He be regarded as a disparager of the law, or as a supporter of it ...
/.../the five books against marcion/chapter xxvii christs reprehension of the.htm

Titus when the Jews were not at all Mollified by his Leaving Off ...
... Will not you turn again, and look back, and consider whence it is that you fight
with such violence, and how great a Supporter you have profanely abused? ...
/.../chapter 9 titus when the.htm

Innocent iii
... Constance, however, had no desire for the continued union of the German and Sicilian
crowns; and here she found a staunch supporter in the Pope. ...
/.../medley/the church and the empire/chapter ix innocent iii.htm

St. Bernard
... Fortunately, however, Roger of Sicily, the one strong supporter of Anacletus, was
engaged in a struggle with his nobles and could give no help. ...
/.../medley/the church and the empire/chapter vi st bernard.htm

Continuance of the Arian Controversy. Eusebius' Relations to the ...
... Meanwhile, within a few years after the Council, a quarrel broke out between our
Eusebius and Eustathius, bishop of Antioch, a resolute supporter of Nicene ...
/.../pamphilius/church history/section 7 continuance of the.htm

The Outbreak of the Arian Controversy. The Attitude of Eusebius.
... Eusebius of Nicomedia at once became his firm supporter, and was one of the leading
figures on the Arian side throughout the entire controversy. ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/pamphilius/church history/section 5 the outbreak of.htm

A Nightly Prayer. 1831.
... of this household, for the mother and mistress of this family, whose love to me
hath been great and faithful, and for the dear friend, the supporter and sharer ...
/.../coleridge/confessions of an inquiring spirit etc/a nightly prayer 1831.htm

Thesaurus
Supporter (6 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) One who, or that which, supports; as, oxygen is
a supporter of life. ... Multi-Version Concordance Supporter (6 Occurrences). ...
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Supporters (12 Occurrences)

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Supported (43 Occurrences)

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Nathan (42 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. NATHAN (1). na'-than (nathan, "gift"; Nathan):
A court prophet in David's reign and a supporter of Solomon at his accession. ...
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Upholder (1 Occurrence)
... 3. (n.) An upholsterer. 4. (n.) One who, or that which, upholds; a supporter; a
defender; a sustainer. Multi-Version Concordance Upholder (1 Occurrence). ...
/u/upholder.htm - 6k

Unicorn (6 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary. 1. (n.) A fabulous animal with one horn; the
monoceros; -- often represented in heraldry as a supporter. ...
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Run (147 Occurrences)
... 34. (a.) Specifically, of a horse: To move rapidly in a gait in which each leg acts
in turn as a propeller and a supporter, and in which for an instant all the ...
/r/run.htm - 43k

Darius (26 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary The holder or supporter, the name of several
Persian kings. (1.) Darius the Mede (Dan. 11:1), "the son ...
/d/darius.htm - 24k

Mishael (8 Occurrences)
... brother Elzaphan carried out Moses' order to remove from the sanctuary and the camp
the corpses of Nadab and Abihu (Leviticus 10:4 f). (2) A supporter of Ezra ...
/m/mishael.htm - 10k

Moloch (2 Occurrences)
... Molech-worship had evidently received a great impulse from Ahaz, who, like Ahab
of Israel, was a supporter of foreign religions (2 Kings 16:12). ...
/m/moloch.htm - 21k

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Concordance
Supporter (6 Occurrences)

Job 16:19
Even now my witness is in heaven, and the supporter of my cause is on high.
(BBE)

Job 29:12
For I was a saviour to the poor when he was crying for help, to the child with no father, and to him who had no supporter.
(BBE)

Psalms 16:5
The Lord is my heritage and the wine of my cup; you are the supporter of my right.
(BBE)

Psalms 54:4
See, God is my helper: the Lord is the great supporter of my soul.
(BBE)

Daniel 11:1
And as for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood up to confirm and strengthen him.
(See JPS)

Daniel 12:1
And at that time Michael will take up his place, the great angel, who is the supporter of the children of your people: and there will be a time of trouble, such as there never was from the time there was a nation even till that same time: and at that time your people will be kept safe, everyone who is recorded in the book.
(BBE)

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