Definition of "civilizational" [civilizational]

• Pertaining to or arising from civilization (adjective)

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• "Maybe they just have what Mark Steyn would term civilizational will."
• "In my research into the history of racism and racial inequality I found that much of white supremacist or European racism had as its justification a belief in religious superiority and what I will call civilizational superiority."
• "Nationalism has and could prove to be the most effective way for political leaders to win support and legitimacy from their people, a process that could even affect the pacifist nations of Germany and Japan that would drive nations to form partnerships based on interests and not on "civilizational" and other values."