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Uphold [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. preterit tense and participle passive upheld. [Upholden is obsolete.]

2. To lift on high; to elevate.

3. To support; to sustain; to keep from falling or slipping.

4. Honor shall uphold the humble in spirit. Proverbs 29:23 .

5. To keep from declension.

6. To support in any state.

7. To continue; to maintain.

8. To keep from being lost.

9. Faulconbridge, in spite of spite, along upholds the day.

10. To continue without failing.

11. To continue in being.

Uphold [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.

2. To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling; to maintain.

3. To aid by approval or encouragement; to countenance; as, to uphold a person in wrongdoing.

Upholder [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. One that upholds; a supporter; a defender; a sustainer.

2. An undertaker; one who provides for funerals.

Upholder [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. A broker or auctioneer; a tradesman.

2. An undertaker, or provider for funerals.

3. An upholsterer.

4. One who, or that which, upholds; a supporter; a defender; a sustainer.

Continuance in action Roget’s Thesaurus §143

N. continuance, continuation, run, perpetuation, prolongation, persistence, repetition

V. continue, persist, go on, jog on, keep on, run on, hold on, abide, keep, pursue, stick to its course, take its course, maintain its course, carry on, keep up, sustain, uphold, hold up, keep on foot, follow up, perpetuate, maintain, preserve, harp upon, keep going, keep alive, keep the pot boiling, keep up the ball, keep up the good work, die in harness, die with one's boots on, hold on the even tenor of one's way, pursue the even tenor of one's way, let be, stare super antiquas vias, quieta non movere, let things take their course, stare decisis

Adj. continuing, uninterrupted, unintermitting, unvarying, unshifting, unreversed, unstopped, unrevoked, unvaried, sustained, undying, inconvertible

Int. keep it up, go to it, right away, right on, attaboy, phr, nolumus leges angliae mutari, vestigia nulla retrorsum, labitur et albetur

Support Roget’s Thesaurus §215

N. support, ground, foundation, base, basis, terra firma, bearing, fulcrum, bait, caudex crib, point d’appui, ποῦ στῶ, purchase footing, hold, locus standi, landing place, landing stage, stage, platform, block, rest, resting place, groundwork, substratum, riprap, sustentation, subvention, floor, supporter, aid, prop, stand, anvil, fulciment|, cue rest, jigger, monkey, stay, shore, skid, rib, truss, bandage, sleeper, stirrup, stilts, shoe, sole, heel, splint, lap, bar, rod, boom, sprit, outrigger, ratlings, staff, stick, crutch, alpenstock, baton, staddle, bourdon, cowlstaff, lathi, mahlstick, post, pillar, shaft, thill, column, pilaster, pediment, pedicle, pedestal, plinth, shank, leg, socle, zocle, buttress, jamb, mullion, abutment, baluster, banister, stanchion, balustrade, headstone, upright, door post, jamb, door jamb, frame, framework, scaffold, skeleton, beam, rafter, girder, lintel, joist, travis, trave, corner stone, summer, transom, rung, round, step, sill, angle rafter, hip rafter, cantilever, modillion, crown post, king post, vertebra, columella, backbone, keystone, axle, axletree, axis, arch, mainstay, trunnion, pivot, rowlock, peg, tiebeam, thole pin, board, ledge, shelf, hob, bracket, trevet, trivet, arbor, rack, mantel, mantle piece, mantleshelf, slab, console, counter, dresser, flange, corbel, table, trestle, shoulder, perch, horse, easel, desk, clotheshorse, hatrack, retable, teapoy, seat, throne, dais, divan, musnud, chair, bench, form, stool, sofa, settee, stall, arm chair, easy chair, elbow chair, rocking chair, couch, fauteuil, woolsack, ottoman, settle, squab, bench, aparejo, faldstool, horn, long chair, long sleeve chair, morris chair, lamba chauki, lamba kursi, saddle, pannel, pillion, side saddle, pack saddle, pommel, bed, berth, pallet, tester, crib, cot, hammock, shakedown, trucklebed, cradle, litter, stretcher, bedstead, four poster, french bed, bunk, kip, palang, bedding, bichhona, mattress, paillasse, pillow, bolster, mat, rug, cushion, footstool, hassock, tabouret, tripod, monopod, atlas, persides, atlantes, caryatides, hercules

V. be supported &c, lie on, sit on, recline on, lean on, loll on, rest on, stand on, step on, repose on, abut on, bear on, be based on &c, have at one's back, bestride, bestraddle, support, bear, carry, hold, sustain, shoulder, hold up, back up, bolster up, shore up, uphold, upbear, prop, under prop, under pin, under set, riprap, bandage, give support, furnish support, afford support, supply support, lend support, give foundations, furnish foundations, afford foundations, supply foundations, lend foundations, bottom, found, base, ground, imbed, embed, maintain, keep on foot, aid

Adj. supporting, supported, fundamental, dorsigerous

Adv. astride on, straddle

Evidence Roget’s Thesaurus §467

N. evidence, facts, premises, data, praecognita, grounds, indication, criterion, testimony, testification, expert testimony, attestation, deposition, examination, admission, authority, warrant, credential, diploma, voucher, certificate, doquet, docket, testamur, record, document, pi ce justificative, deed, warranty, signature, seal, exhibit, material evidence, objective evidence, witness, indicator, hostile witness, eyewitness, earwitness, material witness, state's evidence, deponent, sponsor, cojuror, oral evidence, documentary evidence, hearsay evidence, external evidence, extrinsic evidence, internal evidence, intrinsic evidence, circumstantial evidence, cumulative evidence, ex parte evidence, presumptive evidence, collateral evidence, constructive evidence, proof, evidence in chief, secondary evidence, confirmation, corroboration, support, ratification, authentication, compurgation, wager of law, comprobation|, citation, reference, legal research, literature search (experiment) 463

V. be evidence, evince, show, betoken, tell of, indicate, imply, involve, argue, bespeak, breathe, have weight, carry weight, tell, speak volumes, speak for itself, rest upon, depend upon, repose on, bear witness, give evidence, testify, depose, witness, vouch for, sign, seal, undersign, set one's hand and seal, sign and seal, deliver as one's act and deed, certify, attest, acknowledge, make absolute, confirm, prove (demonstrate) 478, indorse, countersign, corroborate, support, ratify, bear out, uphold, warrant, adduce, attest, cite, quote, refer to, appeal to, call, call to witness, bring forward, bring into court, allege, plead, produce witnesses, confront witnesses, place into evidence, mark into evidence, collect evidence, bring together evidence, rake up evidence, experiment, have a case, make out a case, establish, authenticate, substantiate, verify, make good, quote chapter and verse, bring home to, bring to book

Adj. showing, indicative, indicatory, deducible, grounded on, founded on, based on, corroborative, confirmatory

Adv. by inference, according to, witness, a fortiori, still more, still less, raison de plus, in corroboration, of, valeat quantum, under seal, under one's hand and seal

Phr. dictum de dicto, mise en evidence

Aid Roget’s Thesaurus §707

N. aid, aidance, assistance, help, opitulation|, succor, support, lift, advance, furtherance, promotion, coadjuvancy, patronage, championship, countenance, favor, interest, advocacy, sustentation, subvention, alimentation, nutrition, nourishment, eutrophy, manna in the wilderness, food, means, ministry, ministration, subministration, accommodation, relief, rescue, help at a dead lift, supernatural aid, deus ex machina, supplies, reinforcements, reenforcements, succors, contingents, recruits, support, adjunct, ally

V. aid, assist, help, succor, lend one's aid, come to the aid, of, contribute, subscribe to, bring aid, give aid, furnish aid, afford aid, supply aid, give a helping hand, stretch a hand, lend a helping hand, lend a hand, bear a helping hand, hold out a hand, hold out a helping hand, give one a life, give one a cast, give one a turn, take by the hand, take in tow, help a lame dog over a stile, lend wings to, relieve, rescue, set up, set agoing, set on one's legs, bear through, pull through, give new life to, be the making of, reinforce, reenforce, recruit, set forward, put forward, push forward, give a lift, give a shove, give an impulse to, promote, further, forward, advance expedite, speed, quicken, hasten, support, sustain, uphold, prop, hold up, bolster, cradle, nourish, nurture, nurse, dry nurse, suckle, put out to nurse, manure, cultivate, force, foster, cherish, foment, feed the flame, fan the flame, serve, do service to, tender to, pander to, administer to, subminister to, minister to, tend, attend, wait on, take care of, entertain, smooth the bed of death, oblige, accommodate, consult the wishes of, humor, cheer, encourage, second, stand by, back, back up, pay the piper, abet, work for, make interest for, stick up for, take up the cudgels for, take up the cause of, espouse the cause of, adopt the cause of, advocate, beat up for recruits, press into the service, squire, give moral support to, keep in countenance, countenance, patronize, lend oneself to, lend one's countenance to, smile upon, shine upon, favor, befriend, take in hand, enlist under the banners of, side with, be of use to, subserve, benefit, render a service, conduce

Adj. aiding, auxiliary, adjuvant, helpful, coadjuvant, subservient, ministrant, ancillary, accessory, subsidiary, at one's beck, at one's beck and call, friendly, amicable, favorable, propitious, well-disposed, neighborly, obliging

Adv. with the aid, by the aid &c. of, on behalf of, in behalf of, in aid of, in the service of, in the name of, in favor of, in furtherance of, on account of, for the sake of, on the part of, non obstante

Int. help, save us, to the rescue, phr, alterum alterius auxilio eget, "god befriend us as our cause is just", at your service

Approbation Roget’s Thesaurus §931

N. approbation, approval, approvement, sanction, advocacy, nod of approbation, esteem, estimation, good opinion, golden opinions, admiration, love, appreciation, regard, account, popularity, κῦδος, credit, repute, best seller, commendation, praise, laud, laudation, good word, meed of praise, tribute of praise, encomium, eulogy, eulogium, eloge, panegyric, homage, hero worship, benediction, blessing, benison, applause, plaudit, clap, clapping, clapping of hands, acclaim, acclamation, cheer, paean, hosannah, shout of applause, peal of applause, chorus of applause, chorus of praise &c, prytaneum

V. approve, approbate, think good, think much of, think well of, think highly of, esteem, value, prize, set great store by, set great store on, do justice to, appreciate, honor, hold in esteem, look up to, admire, like, be in favor of, wish godspeed, hail, hail with satisfaction, stand up for, stick up for, uphold, hold up, countenance, sanction, clap on the back, pat on the back, keep in countenance, indorse, give credit, recommend, mark with a white mark, mark with a stone, commend, belaud, praise, laud, compliment, pay a tribute, bepraise, clap the hands, applaud, cheer, acclamate, encore, panegyrize, eulogize, cry up, proner, puff, extol, extol to the skies, magnify, glorify, exalt, swell, make much of, flatter, bless, give a blessing to, have a good word for, say a good word for, speak well of, speak highly of, speak in high terms of, sing the praises of, sound the praises of, chaunt the praises of, resound the praises of, sing praises to, cheer to the echo, applaud to the echo, applaud to the very echo, cheer to the very echo, redound to the honor, redound to the praise, redound to the credit of, do credit to, deserve praise, recommend itself, pass muster, be praised &c, receive honorable mention, be in favor with, be in high favor with, ring with the praises of, win golden opinions, gain credit, find favor with, stand well in the opinion of, laudari a laudato viro

Adj. approving, in favor of, lost in admiration, commendatory, complimentary, benedictory, laudatory, panegyrical, eulogistic, encomiastic, lavish of praise, uncritical, approved, praised, uncensured, unimpeached, popular, in good odor, in high esteem, in favor, in high favor, deserving of praise, worthy of praise, praiseworthy, commendable, of estimation, good, meritorious, estimable, creditable, plausible, unimpeachable, beyond all praise

Adv. with credit, to admiration, well, with three times three

Int. hear hear, bully for you, * well done, bravo, bravissimo, euge, macte virtute, so far so good, that's right, quite right, optime, one cheer more, may your shadow never be less, esto perpetua, long life to, viva, enviva, godspeed, valete et plaudite, encore, bis, phr, probatum est, tacent satis laudant, "servant of god, well done!", [note 1][Obsolete in England except in legal writings, but surviving in the United States chiefly in a technical sense for license. C.O.S.M.]

Deity Roget’s Thesaurus §976

N. deity, divinity, godhead, godship, omnipotence, providence, heaven, divineness, divinity, god, lord, jehovah, jahweh, allah, the almighty, the supreme being, the first cause, the prime mover, ens entium, author of all things, creator of all things, author of our being, cosmoplast, el, the infinite, the eternal, the all-powerful, the all-wise, the all- merciful, the all-holy, infinite power, infinite wisdom, infinite goodness, infinite justice, infinite truth, infinite mercy, omnipotence, omniscience, omnipresence, unity, immutability, holiness, glory, majesty, sovereignty, infinity, eternity, the trinity, the holy trinity, the trinity in unity, the triune god, god the father son and holy ghost, god the father, the maker, the creator, the preserver, creation, preservation, divine government, theocracy, thearchy, providence, ways of providence, dealings of providence, dispensations of providence, visitations of providence, god the son, jesus, christ, the messiah, the anointed, the saviour, the redeemer, the mediator, the intercessor, the advocate, the judge, the son of god, the son of man, the son of david, the lamb of god, the word, logos, emmanuel, immanuel, the king of kings and lord of lords, the king of glory, the prince of peace, the good shepherd, the way, the truth, the life, the bread of life, the light of the world, the lord our, the sun of righteousness, "the pilot of the galilean lake", the incarnation, the hypostatic union, salvation, redemption, atonement, propitiation, mediation, intercession, judgment, god the holy ghost, the holy spirit, paraclete, the comforter, the spirit of truth, the dove, inspiration, unction, regeneration, sanctification, consolation, eon, aeon, special providence, deus ex machina, avatar

V. create, move, uphold, preserve, govern &c. atone, redeem, save, propitiate, mediate &c. predestinate, elect, call, ordain, bless, justify, sanctify, glorify &c

Adj. almighty, jure divino, holy, by divine right, hallowed, sacred, divine, heavenly, celestial, sacrosanct, all-knowing, all-seeing, all-wise, omniscient, superhuman, supernatural, ghostly, spiritual, hyperphysical, unearthly, theistic, theocratic, anointed, soterial

Phr. domine dirige nos, en dieu est ma fiance, et sceleratis sol oritur, "he mounts the storm and walks upon the wind", "thou great first cause, least understood", sans dieu rien

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1 Kings 8:45

Then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.

then may You hear from heaven their prayer and their plea, and may You uphold their cause.

1 Kings 8:49

Then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling place, and maintain their cause,

then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, their prayer and petition, and may You uphold their cause.

1 Kings 8:59

And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before the LORD, be nigh unto the LORD our God day and night, that he maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel at all times, as the matter shall require:

And may these words with which I have made my petition before the LORD be near to the LORD our God day and night, so that He may uphold the cause of His servant and of His people Israel as each day requires,

2 Chronicles 6:35

Then hear thou from the heavens their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.

then may You hear from heaven their prayer and their plea, and may You uphold their cause.

2 Chronicles 6:39

Then hear thou from the heavens, even from thy dwelling place, their prayer and their supplications, and maintain their cause, and forgive thy people which have sinned against thee.

then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, their prayer and petition, and may You uphold their cause. May You forgive Your people who sinned against You.

Job 4:4

Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.

Your words have steadied those who stumbled; you have braced the knees that were buckling.

Psalms 18:35

Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.

You have given me Your shield of salvation; Your right hand upholds me, and Your gentleness exalts me.

Psalms 37:17

For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.

For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.

Psalms 37:24

Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.

Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.

Psalms 41:12

And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.

In my integrity You uphold me and set me in Your presence forever.

Psalms 51:12

Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.

Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit.

Psalms 54:4

Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my soul.

Surely God is my helper; the Lord is the sustainer of my soul.

Psalms 63:8

My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.

My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me.

Psalms 82:3

Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.

Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.

Psalms 106:3

Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times.

Blessed are those who uphold justice, who practice righteousness at all times.

Psalms 119:116

Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope.

Sustain me as You promised, that I may live; let me not be ashamed of my hope.

Psalms 119:117

Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.

Uphold me, and I will be saved, that I may always regard Your statutes.

Psalms 140:12

I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.

I know that the LORD upholds justice for the poor and defends the cause of the needy.

Psalms 145:14

The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down.

The LORD upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.

Proverbs 20:28

Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.

Loving devotion and faithfulness preserve a king; by these he maintains his throne.