Pretty much she meant killing her as she says that is what she meant by that.
No pretty much it still would be self-defense she attacked the warden and s/he responded by defending himself/herself what pretty much is self-defense.Unless you try to imply that self-defence don't apply when you are attacked by religious zealot.
It's hardly zealotry. If there was actual remains of Jesus, and you took a ****** on them.. you can expect millions upon million of normal Christians killing you for it. And not just the zealots. That's basically what happens here. You're asking for it.
Doubly asking for it since most people who made this choice take Leliana there on purpose, for the express purpose of killing her.
And now you blame her?
I'd respect just simple hatred more than this. "Self defense" is a copout.