livingry
livingry noun: the systems and institutions which promote societal well-being and oppose killing, considered collectively.
Noun
livingry (uncountable)
- The systems and institutions which promote societal well-being and oppose killing, considered collectively.
- Same technology, used as livingry instead of killingry. On the eve of what looks like another media extravaganza orgy of military might, lets remember Fuller's nationless icosamap and the concept of networking for livingry, not political scenarios of death and mayhem.1994 September 17, Kirby Urner, “Software, Graphics”, in bit.listserv.geodesic (Usenet)
- Entering the age of anarchy will be entering an age of education; humanity will be able to go from "earning a living" to "learning a living"; from making "killingry" for money-based warfare to making "livingry" for synergetic advancement of all.1995 February 3, Michael Stutz, “anarchists suck!!!”, in alt.punk (Usenet)
- Antonyms:
- killingry
Antonyms of livingry
Origin of livingry
Coined by American architect, systems theorist, author, designer, inventor and futurist Buckminster Fuller from living + -ry. Compare killingry.
Questions about livingry
- What does livingry mean?
- Livingry means the systems and institutions which promote societal well-being and oppose killing, considered collectively.
- What part of speech is livingry?
- Livingry is a noun.
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