Definition of Pillar of strength

1. Noun. A person who can be relied on to give a great deal of support and comfort.

Exact synonyms: Tower Of Strength
Generic synonyms: Patron, Sponsor, Supporter

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pillar Of Strength

pillagers
pillages
pillaging
pillagings
pillaite
pillaloo
pillar
pillar-biter
pillar-biters
pillar-box red
pillar box
pillar cells
pillar cells of Corti
pillar of Islam
pillar of iris
pillar of strength (current term)
pillar of the community
pillared
pillaret
pillarets
pillaring
pillarization
pillarize
pillarized
pillarizes
pillarizing
pillarless
pillarlike
pillars
pillars of fauces

Literary usage of Pillar of strength

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Uncle Sam's Recommendation of Phrenology to His Millions of Friends in the by Warren] [Burton (1842)
"THE pillar of strength. WE pass now to a principle on which the sure results of the others considerably depend. The sovereign expresses his will, ..."

2. ... An Encyclopedia of Freemasonry and Its Kindred Sciences, Comprising the by Albert Gallatin Mackey, Edward L. Hawkins, William James Hughan (1912)
"... Who doth the Pillar of Strength represent? "A. The Senior Warden in the West. "Q. Who doth the Pillar of Beauty represent? "A. The Junior Warden in the ..."

3. Ninety-six Sermons by Lancelot Andrewes (1849)
"... the invocation of His Name, begun and set on foot, first, by Gen. 4.26. Enoch, as the main pillar of strength which the people of God ..."

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