Civilizational
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Civilizational is an adjective meaning Pertaining to or arising from civilization.
Meaning
Pertaining to or arising from civilization.
Example Sentences
There are various civilizational factors at work.
“We’ve got civilizational suicidal empathy going on,” Musk said, borrowing the term from Gad Saad, a Canadian scholar who is also a frequent Rogan host.
From the Baltics to Central Asia, former Soviet states are seen by President Vladimir Putin as part of “the Russian world,” with supposedly a distinct civilizational identity that justifies Moscow’s meddling.
U.S. President Donald Trump, whose recent National Security Strategy warned longtime European allies that they risked “civilizational erasure,” regards the centuries-old legacy of Christian Europeans as imperiled by a series of threats.
Word Forms
- civilisational
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include civilized, cultural, ming, urban, civilised, prescribed.
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