The existence of a pauper class; poverty, with dependence on public relief or charity, as an established fact or phenomenon in a society. Now chiefly…
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释义 | the mind > possession > poverty > [noun] > poverty with dependence on public relief (6) pauperism1807 The existence of a pauper class; poverty, with dependence on public relief or charity, as an established fact or phenomenon in a society. Now chiefly… tax-eating1817 poorhouse1821 figurative and in figurative contexts, suggesting destitution, penury, etc. pauperage1831 = pauperdom, n. pauperdom1833 The realm of paupers, paupers collectively. Also: the condition of being a pauper; destitution; extreme poverty. Subcategories:— poverty trap (1) |
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