Meanings
- uncountableA superabundance of wealth
We have all heard of the young man who while serving contentedly as a hotel porter, and glad of the job, was suddenly elevated to superaffluence by inheriting a large fortune.
1919, Augusta Larned, The Borderland of Country Life, page 1851 more example
The book of Judges invites us to ask ourselves whether the same greed and self-centeredness that has produced our superaffluence is not also systematically teaching us to be violent.
2001, J. Clinton McCann, "Judges 4:1-7", Roger E. Van Harn (editor), The Lectionary Commentary, Volume 1, "The Old Testament and Acts: The First Readings", page 159
Origin
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