civilization

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. culture, society. See humanity, sociality.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

1. [Culture]

Syn. cultivation, polish, enlightenment, refinement, civility, illumination, advancement of knowledge, elevation, edification, national culture, state of refinement, level of education, advancement, progress, social well-being, degree of cultivation, material well-being, acculturation, Kultur (German), education, breeding; see also culture 2 , 3 , improvement 1 .

Ant. barbarism, savagery, degeneration.

2. [The civilized world]

Syn. civilized life, the modern world, literate society, creature comforts, amenities, populated area, city.

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.

1. social organization culture, refinement, sophistication, education, civility, acculturation, polish, breeding, taming, socialization. ''Restrictions, standards, courtesy, indirect methods, justice, reason.''— Jose Ortega y Gasset. ''To convert a man, a beast of prey, into a tame and civilized animal, a domestic animal.''—Friedrich Nietzsche. ''A concerted effort to remedy the blunders and check the practical joking of God.''—Henry Louis Mencken. ''A series of victories over nature.''—William Harvey. ''The lamb's skin in which barbarism masquerades.''—Thomas Bailey Aldrich.

2. humanity society.

ANT.: 1. wildness, wilderness, savagery, barbarism, laws of the jungle. seesociety

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. The total product of human creativity and intellect: culture, Kultur. See CULTURE. 2. Enlightenment and excellent taste resulting from intellectual development: cultivation, culture, refinement. See CULTURE.