Succour
noun
Help or assistance, especially in time of difficulty.
The soldier was a succour to his comrades during the tough times.
Often appears as...
- provide succour
- seek succour
Usage tips
Formal
verb
To provide help or assistance, especially in difficult circumstances.
He succoured the flood victims with food and blankets.
Often appears as...
- succour to
- succour in
Usage tips
Formal
noun
Help or assistance, especially in time of difficulty.
The soldier was a succour to his comrades during the tough times.
Often appears as...
- provide succour
- seek succour
Usage tips
Formal
verb
To provide help or assistance, especially in difficult circumstances.
He succoured the flood victims with food and blankets.
Often appears as...
- succour to
- succour in
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Time of Need
Use 'succour' to emphasize assistance during challenging situations rather than everyday help.
After the earthquake, international agencies provided succour to the affected communities.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Relief
'Succour' can also refer to comfort that eases emotional distress or sorrow.
His kind words were a succour to her after the loss of her pet.
Pro Tip 3/3Humanitarian Aid
'Succour' often implies support provided by a person or a group to those in dire situations.
The charity strives to succour children living in war zones.
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Quote examples
H. P. Lovecraft
American Novelist
It is only the forcible propagation of conventional Christianity that makes the agnostic so bitter toward the church. He knows that all the doctrines cannot possibly be true, but he would view them with toleration if he were asked merely to let them alone for the benefit of the masses whom they can help and succour.
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Dorothea Dix
American Activist
The fabled origin of the laurel is this. Daphne, daughter of the river Peneus, offended by the persecutions of Apollo, implored succour of the gods, who changed her into a laurel tree. Apollo crowned his head with the leaves and ordered that forever after, the tree should be sacred to him.
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Hanya Yanagihara
American Novelist
Go to any Shinto temple in Japan and you'll see it: a simple stand from which hang hundreds of wooden postcard-size plaques with a colorful image on one side and, on the other, densely scribbled Japanese characters in black felt-tip pen, pleas to the gods for help or succor.
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Joseph B. Wirthlin
American Businessman
At the final day, the Savior will not ask about the nature of our callings. He will not inquire about our material possessions or fame. He will ask if we ministered to the sick, gave food and drink to the hungry, visited those in prison, or gave succor to the weak.
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Peter Coyote
American Actor
I would say 90 percent of my mail and phone calls are from people who want some kind of help or succor or commitment from me to do something.
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Ryan Holiday
American Author
Stoicism - and philosophy - are not the domains of idle professors. They are the succor of the successful and the men and women of action.
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Studs Terkel
American Journalist
If solace is any sort of succor to someone, that is sufficient. I believe in the faith of people, whatever faith they may have.
Quote examples
H. P. Lovecraft
American Novelist
It is only the forcible propagation of conventional Christianity that makes the agnostic so bitter toward the church. He knows that all the doctrines cannot possibly be true, but he would view them with toleration if he were asked merely to let them alone for the benefit of the masses whom they can help and succour.
Quote examples
Dorothea Dix
American Activist
The fabled origin of the laurel is this. Daphne, daughter of the river Peneus, offended by the persecutions of Apollo, implored succour of the gods, who changed her into a laurel tree. Apollo crowned his head with the leaves and ordered that forever after, the tree should be sacred to him.
Quote examples
Hanya Yanagihara
American Novelist
Go to any Shinto temple in Japan and you'll see it: a simple stand from which hang hundreds of wooden postcard-size plaques with a colorful image on one side and, on the other, densely scribbled Japanese characters in black felt-tip pen, pleas to the gods for help or succor.
Quote examples
Joseph B. Wirthlin
American Businessman
At the final day, the Savior will not ask about the nature of our callings. He will not inquire about our material possessions or fame. He will ask if we ministered to the sick, gave food and drink to the hungry, visited those in prison, or gave succor to the weak.
Quote examples
Peter Coyote
American Actor
I would say 90 percent of my mail and phone calls are from people who want some kind of help or succor or commitment from me to do something.
Quote examples
Ryan Holiday
American Author
Stoicism - and philosophy - are not the domains of idle professors. They are the succor of the successful and the men and women of action.
Quote examples
Studs Terkel
American Journalist
If solace is any sort of succor to someone, that is sufficient. I believe in the faith of people, whatever faith they may have.
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