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voluntary poverty

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voluntary
adjective
uk /ˈvɒl.ən.tər.i/ us /ˈvɑː.lən.ter.i/
done, made, or given willingly, without being forced or paid to ...
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poverty
noun[U]
uk /ˈpɒv.ə.ti/ us /ˈpɑː.vɚ.t̬i/
the condition of being ...
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Examples of voluntary poverty


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In addition to this, the communal regime and voluntarypoverty had an impact on the convent's economic welfare.
Religious orders placed a high value on voluntarypoverty and the laity, many of whom were involuntarily poor, admired them for it.
The practice of voluntarypoverty was also reflected in the language nuns were to use, which should avoid words associated with the very act of possessing.
It practices voluntarypoverty in the same way as do many religious organisations.
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During that period he abandoned society, and lived in voluntarypoverty on a few pence a day.
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Their name suggests that they placed a special value on voluntarypoverty.
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Some people undertake voluntarypoverty due to religious or philosophical beliefs.
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Others may find enough satisfaction in living as artists to choose voluntarypoverty regardless of prospects of future financial reward or broad recognition.
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A "murid" who takes on special disciplines under the guide's instruction, ranging from an intensive spiritual retreat to voluntarypoverty and homelessness, is sometimes known as a dervish.
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