"pro-life" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pro-life.wav Forms: more pro-life [comparative], most pro-life [superlative]
Etymology: From pro- + life. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pro|life}} pro- + life Head templates: {{en-adj}} pro-life (comparative more pro-life, superlative most pro-life)
  1. Of, pertaining to, or supportive of the right to life; believing that life should be protected from its beginning to natural death in all or most circumstances.
    (chiefly US) Opposed to the practice or legalization of abortion.
    Tags: US Categories (topical): Abortion Synonyms: anti-abortion
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  2. Of, pertaining to, or supportive of the right to life; believing that life should be protected from its beginning to natural death in all or most circumstances.
    (specifically) Opposed to the legalization of euthanasia.
    Tags: specifically Categories (topical): Abortion
    Sense id: en-pro-life-en-adj-fwHWxwSP Disambiguation of Abortion: 25 25 25 25 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pro-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pro-: 27 24 24 24 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 19 18 18 18 1 14 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 17 17 17 1 15 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 28 23 25 23 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 24 24 29 24 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 24 24 28 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 27 24 24 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 29 22 27 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 24 24 28 24
  3. Of, pertaining to, or supportive of the right to life; believing that life should be protected from its beginning to natural death in all or most circumstances.
    (specifically) Opposed to the legalization of capital punishment.
    Tags: specifically Categories (topical): Abortion
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  4. Of, pertaining to, or supportive of the right to life; believing that life should be protected from its beginning to natural death in all or most circumstances.
    (specifically) Opposed to suicide.
    Tags: specifically Categories (topical): Abortion
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: antichoice [derogatory] Hypernyms: consistent life ethic Derived forms: pro-lifer, pro-lifeism Related terms: pro-birth, pro-choice, right to choose Translations (believing that life should be protected): életpárti (Hungarian), provida (Spanish) Translations (opposed to abortion): abortinvastainen (Finnish), anti-avortement (French), Anti-Abtreibungs- (German), életpárti (Hungarian), magzatvédő (Hungarian), pro-life (Polish), pró-vida (Portuguese), provida (Spanish), antiabortista (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'believing that life should be protected': 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of 'opposed to abortion': 30 23 22 26
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      "word": "antichoice"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "believing that life should be protected",
      "word": "életpárti"
    },
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      "code": "es",
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      "word": "provida"
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      "word": "abortinvastainen"
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      "sense": "opposed to abortion",
      "word": "Anti-Abtreibungs-"
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      "word": "életpárti"
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      "sense": "opposed to abortion",
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      "sense": "opposed to abortion",
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    "Anti-abortion movements",
    "Pro-life (disambiguation)"
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}

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