"pro-lifeism" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From pro-life + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pro-life|ism}} pro-life + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} pro-lifeism (uncountable)
  1. An ideology or policy of opposition to abortion. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Abortion
    Sense id: en-pro-lifeism-en-noun-gfgwvdsV Disambiguation of Abortion: 74 26 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10
  2. An ideology of opposition to the legalization of euthanasia. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-pro-lifeism-en-noun-aTy34Mer
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: anti-abortionism
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