civilizational

American  

[siv-uh-luh-zay-shuhn-uhl, siv-uh-lahy-] / ˌsɪv ə ləˈzeɪ ʃən əl, ˌsɪv ə laɪ- /

adjective

1. of, for, or relating to civilization generally or to a particular civilization.

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Example Sentences

And maybe to gently remind us that moviegoing is as endangered by shifting sensibilities as are people who live in the shadow of a volcano, one whose AD 79 eruption is a civilizational marker nobody there can truly escape.

From Los Angeles Times

Other analysts have talked up India’s supposed civilizational ties with Iran, the aggrieved sentiments of Indian Shiite Muslims, and an Indian bid to develop the Iranian port of Chabahar as a gateway to Afghanistan and Central Asia.

From The Wall Street Journal

AI presents a “serious civilizational challenge” that could cause “mass unemployment” and inequality, he wrote in a January essay.

From The Wall Street Journal

There is a second, diffuse—seemingly unintentional—sadness revealed by the book that is something closer to cultural or civilizational loss.

From The Wall Street Journal

The climactic battle has the impact of a meaningless bar fight rather than an epic civilizational clash.

From The Wall Street Journal