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moral support

Emotional or psychological backing, as opposed to material help. For example, There's not much I can do at the doctor's office, but I'll come with you to give you moral support. [Late 1800s]

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moral majority, moral philosophy, moral re-armament, moral rearmament, moral sense, moral support, moral theology, moral turpitude, morale, moralism, moralist
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