Synonyms: refinement, civilisation, civilization
Definition: the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste
Usage: a man of intellectual refinement; he is remembered for his generosity and civilization
Similar words: excellence
Definition: the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree
Synonyms: civilisation, civilization
Definition: a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)
Usage: the people slowly progressed from barbarism to civilization
Similar words: society
Definition: an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
Synonyms: culture, civilisation, civilization
Definition: a particular society at a particular time and place
Usage: early Mayan civilization
Similar words: society
Definition: an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
Synonyms: civilisation, civilization
Definition: the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization
Similar words: social process
Definition: a process involved in the formation of groups of persons