Thesaurus: civilization

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1. n. The act of civilizing, or the state of being civilized; national culture; refinement.
2. n. Rendering a criminal process civil.
3. n. a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)
4. n. the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization
5. n. a particular society at a particular time and place
6. n. the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste
7. 1. The act of civilizing, or the state of being civilized; national culture; refinement. 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 2. (Law) Rendering a criminal process civil. [Obs.]
8. Rendering a criminal process civil. [Obs.]
9. n:100 n. a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations) n. the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization