civilizationally
- adverb
- /ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃənəli/
- Formal
- His speech highlighted how art can express civilizationally important themes, reflecting the evolution of a society.
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Watch on YouTubeI think the transgender issue is one of the least of our worries civilizationally and I think it's way over hyped by conservative media.
- I think the transgender issue is one of the least of our worries civilizationally and I think it's way over hyped by conservative media.
- They're very common in ancient cultures all across the board cross, you know, cross civilizationally.
Examples
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He took a dig at Albright by saying that "civilizationally and metaphorically, Indians do not dig holes to bury themselves."
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While this is civilizationally consequential, it will not likely ever be important to you personally.
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I think the transgender issue is one of the least of our worries civilizationally and I think it's way over hyped by conservative media.
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The end of India as we know it civilizationally (and perhaps also territorially).
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We are civilizationally and democratically underdeveloped because we are underdeveloped, and we should look for other reasons for this condition.
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Alexis de Tocqueville remarks that the historical results are usually beneficial when a civilizationally inferior power overwhelms a culturally superior power by force.
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And I'm increasingly aware that they can be again if I just offload all of this civilizationally mandated crap that we've all collectively subscribed to in the meantime.
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In a rapidly globalizing world, we must learn to engage civilizationally with diverse cultures to foster mutual understanding.
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The conference focused on civilizationally significant issues that affect nations around the globe.
Synonyms
In a way that is about a group's ideas, customs, or ways of life
In a way that affects many people in a community or country
In a way that relates to a group's social life and cultural values
Surface Forms
Morphology
civilizationally = civilizational (transparent) = civilization + al + ly
Formed by adding the adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'civilizational', a standard and predictable process for learners.
Etymology
Civilizationally comes from civilization, which itself comes from an old word meaning 'citizen' or 'city' and is the same root behind civil and citizen. So to use civilizationally is to talk 'about the life, history, or ways of a whole society'.