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Definition of Succourer

1. Noun. Someone who gives help in times of need or distress or difficulty.

Definition of Succourer

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of succorer) ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Succourer

Literary usage of Succourer

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

1. The Temple of Apollo Bassitas by Frederick A. Cooper (1996)
"Apollo got the name of succourer for the succour he gave in time of plague, ... Above the sanctuary of Apollo the succourer is a place called ..."

2. Coptic Apocryphal Gospels: Translations Together with the Texts of Some of Them by Forbes Robinson (1896)
"10. succourer] Cf. Budge, Encom. on Elijah (Trans. Soc. Bibl. Arch. vol. ix pt. 2, 1893), where St Chrysostom towards the end of his discourse on Elijah (p. ..."

3. A popular commentary on the New Testament by Daniel Denison Whedon (1875)
"All as becometh saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever business she hath need of you : for she hath been a succourer of many, and of myself also. ..."

4. The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ by American Committee of Revision (1881)
"... as becometh saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever business she hath need of you: for she hath been a succourer of many, and of myself also. ..."

5. The Works of John Locke by John Locke (1823)
"... as becometh saints, and that ye assist her, in whatsoever business she hath need of you: for she hath been a succourer of many, and myself also. ..."

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