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pro-lifeism en · NOUN

Etymology

From pro-life + -ism.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) An ideology or policy of opposition to abortion.
    • He starts with three strikes against him: Mormonism, Massachusetts-ism and a suspiciously recent conversion to pro-lifeism. 2007 May 11, Howard Fineman, “The Megastates Gamble”, in Newsweek:
  2. (uncountable) An ideology of opposition to the legalization of euthanasia.

Synonyms

anti-abortionism