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  • noun The state or quality of belonging.

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Examples

  • Because during periods of non-deployment, soldiers, who have developed a camaraderie within the ranks and who typically feel a strong sense of purpose while in combat, can lose that sense of what the study's authors term "belongingness and usefulness."

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Robert David Jaffee 2011

  • Ika nga sa Zen Buddhism at Will to Power, ang nakakalungkot sa tao ay he/she unintentionally or intentionally inflict fixation sa reality because of his/her hunger for "belongingness" which turns man to view life from the perspective of his ego-consciousness.

    TALK @ PhilMusic.com - The Online Home of the Pinoy Musician 2010

  • For her, the systems of emotional "belongingness" at work in ape societies are a "necessary condition" for religiosity in modern humans.

    Integral Options Cafe 2008

  • The security and safety and the sense of 'belongingness' which freshens up our soul by reminding us that 'this is my own, my native land …' are unquestionably matchless!

    Bloggers.Pakistan 2008

  • "We find that while the Hindi language is associated with" belongingness "(close, personal, friendly, family), English is associated with" sophistication "(global, cosmopolitan, urban, upper class)," the authors write.

    innovations-report 2008

  • Wilson's "secular utility" and King's "belongingness" view personal spirituality as extraneous to the critical function and value of religiosity, which is even more evident when they interpret their findings.

    Integral Options Cafe 2008

  • Participants associated "belongingness" with necessities, such as detergent, and the researchers found that ads for detergent were more effective when the ads were partially or fully in Hindi.

    innovations-report 2008

  • We inherently strive for a sense of belongingness because we have been brought up in families, tribes, and communities; sticking close to these groups has always meant an increased likelihood of survival.

    Body by Design Kris Gethin 2011

  • When we know that we are the source, that we are ever connected to the supreme intelligence, we can move ahead with a sense of belongingness and responsibility for the transformation we bring about with the technologies that are available to us.

    Bhanu Narasimhan: Spirituality And Technology: Finding The Balance Bhanu Narasimhan 2011

  • When we know that we are the source, that we are ever connected to the supreme intelligence, we can move ahead with a sense of belongingness and responsibility for the transformation we bring about with the technologies that are available to us.

    Bhanu Narasimhan: Spirituality And Technology: Finding The Balance Bhanu Narasimhan 2011

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