Meanings
- uncountableThe state or quality of being begging.
He had no problem with the team moving. 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 20184 more examples
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 works, Blackburn and Pardon, →OCLCAnd 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. ParkerBut 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 252He remained nameless and he would not speak but motioned in a slumberous dance a beggingness that penetrated and united all around him
2018, “Visions”, in Brodric Wellington, Joseph Pap (lyrics), Memory, performed by Ivan
Origin
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