beggingness

English

Etymology

begging +‎ -ness

Noun

beggingness (uncountable)

1. The state or quality of being begging.
   • 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 works, Blackburn and Pardon, →OCLC:

     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; […]

   • 1860, George Moberly, “Sermon I”, in Sermons on the Beatitudes, J.H. and Jas. Parker:

     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?

   • 1980, Idealistic Studies - Volumes 10-11, page 252:

     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.

   • 2007 March 14, Michael Ventolo, “NHL MOTW: Week of 03/07/2007!”, in alt.sports.hockey.nhl.nj-devils‎^[1] (Usenet), retrieved 21 November 2018:

     He had no problem with the team moving. And do you remember his willingness, almost beggingness, to sell the team?

   • 2018, “Visions”, in Brodric Wellington, Joseph Pap (lyrics), Memory, performed by Ivan:

     He remained nameless and he would not speak
     but motioned in a slumberous dance
     a beggingness that penetrated
     and united all around him