Usually means: Supporting foundation for structure, concept.
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We found 8 dictionaries that define the word undergirding:

General (7 matching dictionaries)
  1. undergirding: Merriam-Webster
  2. undergirding: Collins English Dictionary
  3. undergirding: Vocabulary.com
  4. Undergirding, undergirding: Wordnik
  5. undergirding: Wiktionary
  6. undergirding: Dictionary.com
  7. undergirding: TheFreeDictionary.com

Religion (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Undergirding: Smith's Bible Dictionary

(Note: See undergird as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (undergird)

verb:  To strengthen, secure, or reinforce by passing a rope, cable, or chain around the underside of an object.
verb:  (figurative) To give fundamental support; provide with a sound or secure basis; provide supportive evidence for.
verb:  To lend moral support to.
verb:  To secure below or underneath.
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