Both Uses of
advocate
in
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
- He who sells my sister, for purposes of prostitution, stands forth as the pious advocate of purity.
Chpt Appe *advocate = public supporter
- He who is the religious advocate of marriage robs whole millions of its sacred influence, and leaves them to the ravages of wholesale pollution.
Chpt Appe
Definition:
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(advocate as in: an advocate supporting) a person who publicly supports and works to advance a cause
or more rarely:
someone acting in the role of a defense lawyer in England's past and in some jurisdictions today