beggingness

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English

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Etymology

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From begging +‎ -ness.

Noun

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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