moral support
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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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Words nearby moral support
morally, Moral Majority, moral philosophy, Moral Re-Armament, moral sense, moral support, moral theology, moral turpitude, Morandi, Morar, morass
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