Synonyms for western civilization
west·ern civ·i·liza·tion

Princeton's WordNet

1. Western culture, Western civilizationnoun

   the modern culture of western Europe and North America

   "when Ghandi was asked what he thought of Western civilization he said he thought it would be a good idea"

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1. Ludwig Von Mises:

   The essential characteristic of Western civilization that distinguishes it from the arrested and petrified civilizations of the East was and is its concern for freedom from the state.

2. Kimano M. Edwards:

   The matrimony of morality and laws is the ark of Western civilization. What we are witnessing is the tragic divorce of civility and humanity that results from discord between the two.

3. Steve King:

   White nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization — how did that language become offensive ? why did I sit in classes teaching me about the merits of our history and our civilization ?

4. Suzanne Bott:

   It's really called the cradle of Western civilization, that's why this particular loss is so devastating, what was left on site was stunning in the information it was able to convey about ancient life.

5. Steve Fitzgerald:

   We are being told that Western civilization is the problem in the world, outside of Western civilization there is only barbarism.