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adj
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.
Opposed to the practice or legalization of abortion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Synonyms: anti-abortion
Antonyms: none provided
adj
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.
Opposed to the legalization of euthanasia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: specifically
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
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.
Opposed to the legalization of capital punishment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: specifically
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
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.
Opposed to suicide.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: specifically
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
advocating full legal protection of embryos and fetuses (especially opposing the legalization of induced abortions)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: pro-choice
History
From pro- + life.
Across languages
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
