The term that means death with honor is in honerem. It is a Latin phrase that is not often used in the US.
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It means Justice & Military honor.
As with ancient Sparta, it was death before honor. Meaning, it was better to die on the battlefield than to LOSE one's honor.
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Well contempt means to despise so despise death I think To me it doesn't mean just despising death. It means completely embracing the fact you are going to die. Which then takes a lot of the fear and power away from death and therefore, ironically, sets you free.
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