civilizational

alternative UK civilisational

1. not comparablePertaining to or arising from civilization

   There are various civilizational factors at work.

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   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.

   2024 March 22, The [Christian Science] Monitor's Editorial Board, “Victories against Russia – outside Ukraine”, in The Christian Science Monitor, archived from the original on 10 Apr 2024

   “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.

   2025 March 5, Zachary B. Wolf, “Elon Musk wants to save Western civilization from empathy”, in CNN, archived from the original on 26 Mar 2025

   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.

   2025 December 8, Ned Temko, “Europe’s challenge: Curb migration while preserving liberal identity”, in The Christian Science Monitor, archived from the original on 18 Dec 2025