"civilization" | Definition and Related Words

civilization

Noun

A society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations) (synset 108128749)
"the people slowly progressed from barbarism to civilization"

referred to in: government, political science, politics - the study of government of states and other political units

is a type of: society - an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

subtypes: islam, muslimism - the civilization of Muslims collectively which is governed by the Muslim religion

same as: civilisation
The social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization (synset 113470143)
is a type of: social process - a process involved in the formation of groups of persons

same as: civilisation
A particular society at a particular time and place (synset 108304765)
"early Mayan civilization"

referred to in: archaeology, archeology - the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures

is a type of: society - an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
subtypes:
- aegean civilisation, aegean civilization, aegean culture - the prehistoric civilization on the islands in the Aegean sea and the surrounding countries
- helladic civilisation, helladic civilization, helladic culture - the bronze-age culture of mainland Greece that flourished 2500-1100 BC
- indus civilization - the bronze-age culture of the Indus valley that flourished from about 2600-1750 BC
- minoan civilisation, minoan civilization, minoan culture - the bronze-age culture of Crete that flourished 3000-1100 BC
- mycenaean civilisation, mycenaean civilization, mycenaean culture - the late bronze-age culture of Mycenae that flourished 1400-1100 BC
- paleo-american culture, paleo-amerind culture, paleo-indian culture - the prehistoric culture of the earliest human inhabitants of North America and South America
- western civilization, western culture - the modern culture of western Europe and North America
has: subculture - a social group within a national culture that has distinctive patterns of behavior and beliefs

same as: civilisation, culture
The quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste (synset 104819244)
"a man of intellectual refinement"; "he is remembered for his generosity and civilization"

is a type of: excellence - the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree

same as: civilisation, refinement

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