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civilizationism

civilizationism noun: an ideology that highlights a perceived threat to a civilization from external influence.

Noun

civilizationism (uncountable)

  1. An ideology that highlights a perceived threat to a civilization from external influence.
    • The new civilizationism is a paradoxical combination of “identitarian” Christianity, secularism, philo-Semitism, Islamophobia, and even some elements of liberalism such as support for gender equality and gay rights.2017 December 6, Rogers Brubaker, “The New Language of European Populism”, in brubaker.scholar.ss.ucla.edu, page 2

Origin of civilizationism

From civilization + -ism.

Questions about civilizationism

What does civilizationism mean?
Civilizationism means an ideology that highlights a perceived threat to a civilization from external influence.
What part of speech is civilizationism?
Civilizationism is a noun.

Words near civilizationism in the dictionary

  1. civilization
  2. civilization-state
  3. civilization-states
  4. civilizational
  5. civilizationally
  6. civilizationism
  7. civilizationist
  8. civilizationists
  9. civilizations
  10. civilizatory
  11. civilize

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