Civilization

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Civilization \Civ`i*li*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. civilisation.]
     1. The act of civilizing, or the state of being civilized;
        national culture; refinement.
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              Our manners, our civilization, and all the good


              things connected with manners, and with
              civilization, have, in this European world of ours,
              depended for ages upon two principles -- . . . the
              spirit of a gentleman, and spirit of religion.
                                                    --Burke
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     2. (Law) Rendering a criminal process civil. [Obs.]
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  civilization
       n 1: a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g.,
            with complex legal and political and religious
            organizations); "the people slowly progressed from
            barbarism to civilization" [syn: {civilisation}]
       2: the social process whereby societies achieve civilization
          [syn: {civilisation}]
       3: a particular society at a particular time and place; "early
          Mayan civilization" [syn: {culture}, {civilisation}]
       4: the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste;
          "a man of intellectual refinement"; "he is remembered for
          his generosity and civilization" [syn: {refinement}, {civilisation}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  29 Moby Thesaurus words for "civilization":
     acculturation, civility, complex, cultivation, cultural drift,
     culture, culture area, culture center, culture complex,
     culture conflict, culture contact, culture pattern, culture trait,
     customs, edification, education, enculturation, enlightenment,
     ethos, folkways, key trait, mores, polish, refinement,
     socialization, society, sophistication, trait, trait-complex