| Civilization 1. (n.) The act of civilizing, or the state of being civilized; national culture; refinement. 2. (n.) Rendering a criminal process civil. Thesaurus Entries 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 |