promortalism en · NOUN
Etymology
From pro- + mortal + -ism.
Meanings
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(uncountable) A philosophical belief that holds that it is better for a being to die rather than continue living.
ISD analysts don’t believe promortalism has been a primary motivator of violence in previous cases it’s been linked to, she adds.
2025 May 21, Manisha Krishnan, “IVF Clinic Bombing Suspect Was Linked to ‘Anti-Life’ Ideology. Experts Fear Its Growing Influence”, in WIRED, archived from the original on 21 May 2025:
Relateds
promortalist · antinatalism · VHEMT · efilism · extinctionism