moral support

noun

moral support

noun
1

Assistance given to a person or cause, that is psychological rather than physical.

  • I was very grateful to my sister who came along with me to the psychologist as moral support.
  • Although I'm not passionate about this issue, I'm willing to attend the rally to give moral support.

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