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pauperism |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pauperism \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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pauperism n : a state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless" [syn: {indigence}, {need}, {penury}]
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