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civilization
[siv-uh-luh-zey-shuhn]
noun
an advanced state of human society, in which a high level of culture, science, industry, and government has been reached.
those people or nations that have reached such a state.
any type of culture, society, etc., of a specific place, time, or group.
Greek civilization.
the act or process of civilizing, as by bringing out of a savage, uneducated, or unrefined state, or of being civilized.
Rome's civilization of barbaric tribes was admirable.
cultural refinement; refinement of thought and cultural appreciation.
The letters of Madame de Sévigné reveal her wit and civilization.
cities or populated areas in general, as opposed to unpopulated or wilderness areas.
The plane crashed in the jungle, hundreds of miles from civilization.
modern comforts and conveniences, as made possible by science and technology.
After a week in the woods, without television or even running water, the campers looked forward to civilization again.
civilization
/ ˌɪɪɪˈɪʃə /
noun
a human society that has highly developed material and spiritual resources and a complex cultural, political, and legal organization; an advanced state in social development
the peoples or nations collectively who have achieved such a state
the total culture and way of life of a particular people, nation, region, or period
classical civilization
the process of bringing or achieving civilization
intellectual, cultural, and moral refinement
cities or populated areas, as contrasted with sparsely inhabited areas, deserts, etc
Other Word Forms
- civilizational adjective
- decivilization noun
- hypercivilization noun
- intercivilization noun
- overcivilization noun
- postcivilization adjective
- precivilization noun
- subcivilization noun
- supercivilization noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of civilization1
Example Sentences
Foreign policy analysts routinely, and often wildly, exaggerate the threat level posed by anti-American or anti-Western forces, presenting them as shadowy hordes ready to overrun civilization at any moment.
“Eventually, all life on Earth will be destroyed by the sun. The sun is gradually expanding, and so we do at some point need to be a multiplanet civilization, because Earth will be incinerated.”
He likes to paraphrase a Fyodor Dostoevsky quote, “The degree of civilization in a society is revealed by entering its prisons.”
All of them suggested in their own quiet ways that the fall of Western civilization was imminent.
Around the same time, Elon Musk declared, “The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy.”
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