Civilizationist
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A proponent of civilizationism.
"Civilizationist populism was first pioneered a decade and a half ago by the Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn. […] At the same time that they invoke Christian identity, the civilizationists also stress their secularism. But there is no contradiction between the populist right’s Christianism and its secularism, since both derive from a preoccupation with Islam."
Example
More examples"Civilizationist populism was first pioneered a decade and a half ago by the Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn. […] At the same time that they invoke Christian identity, the civilizationists also stress their secularism. But there is no contradiction between the populist right’s Christianism and its secularism, since both derive from a preoccupation with Islam."
Etymology
From civilization + -ist.
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