About The Word Pauperism

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Pauperism

Pauperism Meaning & Definition
Pauperism Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pauperism?

[n] a state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pauperism: beggary | indigence | need | pauperization | penury

Related Terms | Find terms related to Pauperism: bare cupboard | bare subsistence | beggarliness | beggary | deprivation | destitution | empty purse | grinding poverty | gripe | hand-to-mouth existence | homelessness | impecuniousness | impoverishment | indigence | lack | mendicancy | moneylessness | necessitousness | necessity | need | neediness | pauperization | penury | pinch | privation | want

See Also | impoverishment | poorness | poverty

Pauperism In Webster's Dictionary

\Pau"per*ism\, n. [Cf. F. paup['e]risme.] The state of being a pauper; the state of indigent persons requiring support from the community. --Whatly. Syn: Poverty; indigence; penury; want; need; destitution. See {Poverty}.

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