Definition of "belongingness" [belongingness]

• The state or quality of belonging. (noun)

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• "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.""
• "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."
• "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."