Definitions for: Pauperism


[n] a state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless"



Webster (1913) Definition: Pau"per*ism, n. [Cf. F. paup['e]risme.]
The state of being a pauper; the state of indigent persons
requiring support from the community. --Whatly.

Syn: Poverty; indigence; penury; want; need; destitution. See
Poverty.

Synonyms: beggary, indigence, need, pauperization, penury

See Also: impoverishment, poorness, poverty

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