In addition to the concept of death considered as elimination, in which intention is a central characteristic in the act of depriving someone of life, there is another interpretation of death that is referred to as a figure or referent in religious worship.
Junto a la muerte como eliminación, en la que la intencionalidad constituye un rasgo central en torno a la acción de privar de la vida a alguien, se sitúa otra ruta interpretativa que refiere a la muerte en tanto figura o referente de culto religioso.