hederskultur

== Swedish == === Etymology === heder (“honor”) +‎ -s- +‎ kultur (“culture”) === Noun === hederskultur c a culture placing great emphasis on (upholding) (family) honor (especially of some Middle Eastern and South Asian cultural practices involving violence against those, especially women, perceived as lessening family honor through breaking cultural norms of (sexual) behavior) ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== hedersmord hedersvåld === References === hederskultur in Svensk ordbok (SO) hederskultur in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)