"culture of death" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cultures of death [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|cultures of death}} culture of death (plural cultures of death)
  1. (theology) In moral theology, the concept that human life can be a means to some other end and not solely an end itself. Categories (topical): Theology 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): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 34 35 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 30 38 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': 79 15 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. Categories (topical): Philosophy, Politics, Abortion, Death 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 Disambiguation of Abortion: 25 48 27 Disambiguation of Death: 25 63 12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 34 35 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 28 42 30 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 30 38 32 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"': 17 81 2
  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, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 34 35 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 30 38 32

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