pro-life
English edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
pro-life (comparative more pro-life, superlative most pro-life)
- 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.
- Synonym: anti-abortion
- They were pro-life except in cases of rape, incest, or risk to the life or health of the mother.
- (specifically) Opposed to the legalization of euthanasia.
- (specifically) Opposed to the legalization of capital punishment.
- 2005, Guerrilla Apologetics for Life Issues, page 60:
- (specifically) Opposed to suicide.
- 2016, Jennings Brown, The sordid history of the first sanctioned suicide forum[1]:
- Suicidal people can have discussions about suicide on pro-life peer-to-peer forums and hotlines without fear of judgment or intervention.
- (chiefly US) Opposed to the practice or legalization of abortion.
Synonyms edit
- (derogatory) antichoice
Antonyms edit
Hypernyms edit
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
believing that life should be protected
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opposed to abortion
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See also edit
Anagrams edit
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English pro-life.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
pro-life (not comparable, no derived adverb)
- (postpositive) pro-life (opposed to abortion)
- Antonym: pro-choice
Noun edit
pro-life m inan (indeclinable)
- antiabortion movement
- Synonym: ruch antyaborcyjny
- Antonym: pro-choice
Declension edit
Indeclinable
or
Declension of pro-life
singular | |
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nominative | pro-life |
genitive | pro-life'u |
dative | pro-life'owi |
accusative | pro-life |
instrumental | pro-life'em |
locative | pro-lifie |
vocative | pro-lifie |
Noun edit
pro-life m pers
- pro-life activist
- Synonym: prolajfer
- Antonyms: pro-choice, pro-choicer
Declension edit
Declension of pro-life
singular | plural | |
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nominative | pro-life | pro-life'owie/pro-life'y (deprecative) |
genitive | pro-life'a | pro-life'ów |
dative | pro-life'owi | pro-life'om |
accusative | pro-life'a | pro-life'ów |
instrumental | pro-life'em | pro-life'ami |
locative | pro-lifie | pro-life'ach |
vocative | pro-lifie | pro-life'owie/pro-life'y (deprecative) |
Related terms edit
nouns
Further reading edit
- pro-life I in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- pro-life II in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- pro-life in Polish dictionaries at PWN