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pauperism

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pau·per·ism  (pôp-rzm)
n.
The quality or state of being a pauper.
pauperism
the state or condition of utter poverty. Also called pauperage.
See also: Poverty
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Noun1.pauperism - a state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless"
indigence, pauperization, penury, need
impoverishment, poorness, poverty - the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
mendicancy, mendicity, beggary - the state of being a beggar or mendicant; "they were reduced to mendicancy"
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But as this phrase happened to bear an unfortunate resemblance to the popular expression of 'coming on the parish,' it suggested to Mr Willet's mind no more consolatory visions than pauperism on an extensive scale, and ruin in a capacious aspect.
Barnaby Rudge - A Tale Of The Riots Of 'Eighty by Dickens, Charles View in context
He becomes a pauper, and pauperism develops more rapidly than population and wealth.
The Communist Manifesto by Marx, Karl & Engles, Frederick View in context
Tulliver to provide for his wife and daughter without any assistance from his wife's relations, and without that too evident descent into pauperism which makes it annoying to respectable people to meet the degraded member of the family by the wayside.
The Mill on the Floss by Eliot, George View in context
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