Meaning of possessionlessness | Babel Free
pəˈzɛʃn̩.ləs.nəsExamples
“Their rebellion . . . translated their dispossession into the free possessionlessness of childhood.”
“Olivi in his commentary on the Apocalypse sanctified Francisan poverty, in the extreme form⟳ of absolute penury as well as possessionlessness attributed by the Franciscan Spirituals to St. Francis.”
“More appropriate here is a definition of poverty as "possessionlessness," an understanding conveyed by the Pāli term akiñcana ("without anything," "lacking possessions").”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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