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 Comfort \Com"fort\, n. [OF. confort, fr. conforter.]
   1. Assistance; relief; support. [Obs. except in the phrase
      "aid and comfort." See 5 below.] --Shak.
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   2. Encouragement; solace; consolation in trouble; also, that
      which affords consolation.
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            In comfort of her mother's fears.     --Shak.
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            Cheer thy spirit with this comfort.   --Shak.
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            Speaking words of endearment where words of comfort
            availed not.                          --Longfellow.
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   3. A state of quiet enjoyment; freedom from pain, want, or
      anxiety; also, whatever contributes to such a condition.
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            I had much joy and comfort in thy love. --Phil. 7
                                                  (Rev. Ver.).
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            He had the means of living in comfort. --Macaulay.
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   4. A wadded bedquilt; a comfortable. [U. S.]
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   5. (Law) Unlawful support, countenance, or encouragement; as,
      to give aid and comfort to the enemy.

   Syn: {Comfort}, {Consolation}.

   Usage: Comfort has two meanings:

   1. Strength and relief received under affliction;

   2. Positive enjoyment, of a quiet, permanent nature, together
      with the sources thereof; as, the comfort of love;
      surrounded with comforts; but it is with the former only
      that the word consolation is brought into comparison. As
      thus compared, consolation points to some specific source
      of relief for the afflicted mind; as, the consolations of
      religion. Comfort supposes the relief to be afforded by
      imparting positive enjoyment, as well as a diminution of
      pain. "Consolation, or comfort, signifies some alleviation
      to that pain to which it is not in our power to afford the
      proper and adequate remedy; they imply rather an
      augmentation of the power of bearing, than a diminution of
      the burden." --Johnson.
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