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beggingness

beggingness noun: the state or quality of being begging.

Noun

beggingness (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being begging.
    • Also the Holy Ghost taught Solomon to pray these two things of God: God make vanity and leasing words far from me, and give not to me begging or beggingness; but give only things that beene needfull for my livelode; […]1845, “The Lawfulness of Begging Maintained by Friars”, in Robert Vaughan, editor, Tracts and treatises of John de Wycliffe, D.D. : with selections and translations from his manuscripts, and Latin...
    • And may we not remember that the poverty of spirit of this Beatitude is, if we pursue the Greek word exactly, rather a beseechingness, a beggingness, if I may coin such a term, of spirit?1860, George Moberly, “Sermon I”, in Sermons on the Beatitudes, J.H. and Jas. Parker

Examples of beggingness in a sentence

  • But for appreciation of the sheer question beggingness of Moore's arguments, there is no substitute for reading "External and Internal Relations" and "The Refutation of Idealism" themselves.1980, Idealistic Studies - Volumes 10-11, page 252:
  • And do you remember his willingness, almost beggingness, to sell the team?2007 March 14, Michael Ventolo, “NHL MOTW: Week of 03/07/2007!”, in alt.sports.hockey.nhl.nj-devils (Usenet), retrieved 21 Nov 2018:

Origin of beggingness

From begging + -ness.

Questions about beggingness

What does beggingness mean?
Beggingness means the state or quality of being begging.
How do you use beggingness in a sentence?
But for appreciation of the sheer question beggingness of Moore's arguments, there is no substitute for reading "External and Internal Relations" and "The Refutation of Idealism" themselves.
What part of speech is beggingness?
Beggingness is a noun.

Words near beggingness in the dictionary

  1. begging someone's pardon
  2. begging the question
  3. begging to differ
  4. begging your pardon
  5. beggingly
  6. beggingness
  7. beggings
  8. beggining
  9. Beggs
  10. beghadhkephath
  11. Beghard

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