A dependable person on whom one can lean in time of trouble, as in After Dad died Grandma was a tower of strength for the whole family. This expression, first recorded in 1549, originally was used most often to refer to God and heaven, but Shakespeare had it differently in
Richard III (5:3): "Besides, the King's name is a tower of strength."
tower of strength
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a person who can be relied on to give a great deal of support and comfort
Synonym: pillar of strength
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