Poverty is scarcity, dearth, or the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possessions or money. 

: the state of being poor or a lack of something….

The word poverty comes from old French poverté (Modern French: pauvreté), from Latin paupertās, from pauper (poor).

Absolute poverty or destitution refers to the deprivation of basic human needs, which commonly includes food, water, sanitation, clothing, shelter, health care and education. 

Relative poverty is defined contextually as economic inequality in the location or society in which people live.



A person in poverty is an individual who dwells in a region where people are servants to their own selfish desires and negative traits like; love of money, drug addictions, revenge, hate, discrimination, human trafficking, immorality etc.
 
There are several definitions of poverty depending on the context of the situation it is placed in, and the views of the person giving the definition.

In some cultures poverty is defined as a psychological poor state of the mind which is inherited or passed down from one generation to another.

The lack of knowledge or the habits of immorality which generates into negative energies of poverty in a society or environment.

For example; the environment where trafficking of humans, voodoo, prostitution, lack of moral education, bribery, corruption, prejudice, sex magic, drug trafficking, Antisemitism, sexual immorality, infidelity, conflicts among people, speaking of foul language, profanity is practiced; that same region can become influenced and controlled by the negative energies or stimuli of poverty. 


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