succor
5
9.8
- noun
- /ˈsʌkər/
- Formal
:
socorro
- The charity provides succor to families affected by natural disasters.
- give succor
- provide succor
- offer succor
This is both my place of employment, but is also my place of mental succour and meditation.
- This is both my place of employment, but is also my place of mental succour and meditation.
Examples
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Tramps and beggars thronged the city's streets seeking succor from the churches.
Academic text (1990) -
I need the succor only a wife can give.
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Of whom may we seek succor, but of thee, O Lord?
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Some neighborhoods here have names like prayers for succor and strength that never seem to come.
Fiction book (1993) -
Teenagers need solace and succor just like anybody else.
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And he criticized Mama in trivial matters constantly, yet gave her no succor with important problems.
Fiction book (1994) -
In addition, caregivers were also questioned regarding the availability of confidants, those who offered succor and emotional support.
Academic text (1993) -
Many people find succor in their friends during tough times.
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In her moment of distress, she turned to her community for succor and support.
Synonyms
799
1.0
Help given to people or places in need
319
1.0
Things people say or do to make someone feel less worried
299
1.3
Help given to people after a disaster, like food or shelter
102
3.8
Something that makes you feel better after loss or disappointment
5
7.4
Help and care for someone in need
Antonyms
How Helpful
- Formal
5
9.8
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Succor comes from the Latin verb succurrere, made from sub- 'under' and currere 'to run', and it originally meant 'to run to help'. So succor as a noun means the help or relief that comes to people in great need.