Flashcards
Life&Death KeyWords
Cards in this deck (8)
- 1Afterlifelife after death; the belief that existence continues after
physical death - 2environmental sustainabilityensuring that the demands placed on natural resources can
be met without reducing capacity to allow all people and
other species of animals, as well as plant life, to live well,
now and in the future.+ - 3Euthanasiafrom Greek, eu ‘good’ + thanatos ‘death’. Sometimes
referred to as ‘mercy killing. The act of killing or permitting
the death of a person who is suffering from a serious
illness. - 4Evolutionthe process by which different living creatures are believed
to have developed from earlier. Less complex forms during
the history of the earth. - 5Abortionwhen a pregnancy is ended so that it does not result in the
birth of a child. - 6Quality of lifethe extent to which life is meaningful and pleasurable
- 7Sanctity of lifethe belief that life is precious, or sacred. For many religious
believers, only human life holds this special status, - 8Soulthe spiritual aspect of a being; that which connects
someone to God. The soul is often regarded as nonphysical
and as living on after physical death, in an afterlife.