Literary notes about supporter (AI summary)
In literature, the term "supporter" takes on diverse connotations ranging from a literal endorsement to a deeper symbolic function. In political discourse, it describes individuals who actively back parties or leaders, as in the reference to a warm supporter of Pitt ([1]) or to one who champions a government ([2], [3]). At the same time, the word finds frequent use in heraldic descriptions where it denotes decorative figures—whether a stag with lionish attributes ([4]) or the structural element affixed to a shield ([5]). Moreover, the term is employed in philosophical contexts to suggest an underlying foundation, with the understanding depicted as the necessary supporter of the world’s existence ([6], [7]). This multifaceted usage highlights both the practical and metaphorical layers embedded in the word across various literary traditions.
- Entered Parliament, 1783, as a warm supporter of Pitt.
— from The New Gresham Encyclopedia. A to Amide by Various - He had been an opponent of the Federal Constitution, an advocate of the doctrine of state supremacy, and an ardent supporter of the Governor.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - Mordecai M. Noah, an ardent supporter of Van Buren, and editor of the New York Enquirer , came out openly for Clinton.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - The dexter supporter in question is "a stag argent with a lion's forepaws and tail, collared."
— from A Complete Guide to Heraldry by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies - on a definite object, which object is recited in the blazon and becomes an integral and unchangeable portion of the supporter.
— from A Complete Guide to Heraldry by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies - [pg 176] world as idea) exists only for the understanding; the understanding is its condition, its supporter as its necessary correlative.
— from The World as Will and Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) by Arthur Schopenhauer - The world is entirely idea, and as such demands the knowing subject as the supporter of its existence.
— from The World as Will and Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) by Arthur Schopenhauer
