"culture of death" meaning in All languages combined

See culture of death on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-culture of death.wav Forms: cultures of death [plural]
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  1. (theology) In moral theology, the concept that human life can be a means to some other end and not solely an end itself. Translations (moral theology, the concept that human life can be a means to some other end and not solely an end itself): cywilizacja śmierci [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-culture_of_death-en-noun-t5qYBd3B Categories (other): Theology, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 17 44 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 37 23 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 18 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 21 43 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 36 31 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 31 32 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 33 36 32 Topics: lifestyle, religion, theology Disambiguation of 'moral theology, the concept that human life can be a means to some other end and not solely an end itself': 83 12 5
  2. (philosophy, politics) In contemporary political and philosophical discourse, a culture asserted to be inconsistent with the concept of a "culture of life", such as cultures that support contraception and abortion, euthanasia, capital punishment, human cloning, self-absorption, apathy or poverty. Translations (in contemporary political and philosophical discourse, a culture that is deemed to be inconsistent with the concept of a "culture of life"): სიკვდილის კულტურა (siḳvdilis ḳulṭura) (Georgian)
    Sense id: en-culture_of_death-en-noun-cjOlE3yy Categories (other): Philosophy, Politics, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Abortion Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 17 44 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 37 23 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 18 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 21 43 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 36 31 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 31 32 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 33 36 32 Disambiguation of Abortion: 0 100 0 Topics: government, human-sciences, philosophy, politics, sciences Disambiguation of 'in contemporary political and philosophical discourse, a culture that is deemed to be inconsistent with the concept of a "culture of life"': 15 84 1
  3. A society that reveres suicide bombers as martyrs.
    Sense id: en-culture_of_death-en-noun-sILMG17- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 17 44 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 37 23 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 18 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 21 43 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 36 31 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 31 32 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 33 36 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Death Disambiguation of Death: 0 0 0

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