CIVILIZATION
Scrabble letter values: C3I1V4I1L1I1Z10A1T1I1O1N1 = 26
Definition
- noun a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations). — synonyms: civilisation
- noun the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization. — synonyms: civilisation
- noun a particular society at a particular time and place. — synonyms: culture, civilisation
- noun the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste. — synonyms: refinement, civilisation
Examples
- “the people slowly progressed from barbarism to civilization”
- “early Mayan civilization”
- “a man of intellectual refinement”