'Civilization' definitions:
Definition of 'civilization'
(from WordNet)
noun
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: civilization, civilisation]
noun
The social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization [syn: civilization, civilisation]
noun
A particular society at a particular time and place; "early Mayan civilization" [syn: culture, civilization, civilisation]
noun
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, civilization, civilisation]
Definition of 'Civilization'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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 [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Law) Rendering a criminal process civil. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'civilization'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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
Words containing 'Civilization'
- Civil,
- Civilities,
- Civility,
- Civilize,
- Civilized,
- Civilizer,
- Civilizing,
- Civil action,
- Civil architecture,
- Civil day,
- Civil death,
- Civil engineer,
- Civil engineering,
- Civil law,
- Civil liberty,
- Civil list,
- Civil remedy,
- Civil service,
- Civil state,
- Civil suit,
- Civil time,
- Civil war,
- Civil year,
- Code civil,
- Hallstatt civilization,
- Hallstattian civilization,
- aegean civilization,
- civil authority,
- civil censorship,
- civil ceremony,
- civil contempt,
- civil defense,
- civil disobedience,
- civil leader,
- civil libertarian,
- civil marriage,
- civil officer,
- civil order,
- civil right,
- civil rights,
- civil servant,
- civil union,
- civil wrong,
- cycladic civilization,
- helladic civilization,
- indus civilization,
- jus civile,
- minoan civilization,
- mycenaean civilization,
- western civilization,
- Civil Service Commission,
- Civil Service Reform,
- american civil war,
- civil rights activist,
- civil rights leader,
- civil rights movement,
- civil rights worker,
- civil-libertarian,
- english civil war,
- spanish civil war,
- uncivilized vs civilized,
- international civil aviation organization,
- united states civil war