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Princeton's WordNet

  1. civilized, civilisedadjective

    having a high state of culture and development both social and technological

    "terrorist acts that shocked the civilized world"

  2. civilized, civilised, cultivated, cultured, genteel, politeadjective

    marked by refinement in taste and manners

    "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society"

Wikipedia

  1. civilised

    A civilization (or civilisation) is any complex society characterized by the development of the state, social stratification, urbanization, and symbolic systems of communication beyond natural spoken language (namely, a writing system).Civilizations are additionally characterized by specialization of labour, agriculture, architecture, infrastructure, technological advancement, taxation, and regulation.Historically, a civilization has often been understood as a larger and "more advanced" culture, in implied contrast to smaller, supposedly less advanced cultures. In this broad sense, a civilization contrasts with non-centralized tribal societies, including the cultures of nomadic pastoralists, Neolithic societies or hunter-gatherers; however, sometimes it also contrasts with the cultures found within civilizations themselves. Civilizations are organized densely-populated settlements divided into hierarchical social classes with a ruling elite and subordinate urban and rural populations, which engage in intensive agriculture, mining, small-scale manufacture and trade. Civilization concentrates power, extending human control over the rest of nature, including over other human beings.Civilization, as its etymology suggests, is a concept originally associated with towns and cities. The earliest emergence of civilizations is generally connected with the final stages of the Neolithic Revolution in West Asia, culminating in the relatively rapid process of urban revolution and state formation, a political development associated with the appearance of a governing elite.

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  1. civilised

    Civilised generally refers to a society, culture or individual that is advanced or developed in terms of societal structure, behavior, manners, and intellect. It often embodies characteristics such as adherence to laws and norms, respect for others, advanced social development, education, and a high standard of living. The term also implies refined cultural values, balanced governing systems, scientific achievements, and often the rejection of violence and coercion in resolving conflicts.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of civilised in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of civilised in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of civilised in a Sentence

  1. Jeremy Corbyn:

    Legal aid is fundamentally important in a democratic, civilised society.

  2. Dmitry Medvedev:

    An act of terror with our plane and the terror attack in Paris ... have sharpened the global political agenda, the war is declared against the whole civilised world. The threat is global and, alas, is real. So the stance of some Western countries on Russia looks weird.

  3. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev:

    Russia, the United States, and all other states that have a stake in seeing peace in this region and in Syria, and a strong government, too, should be discussing precisely political issues, it does not really matter who will be at the helm. We don't want ISIS to run Syria, do we? It should be a civilised and legitimate government. This is what we need to discuss.

  4. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev:

    The war is declared against the whole civilised world. The threat is global and, alas, is real. So the stance of some Western countries on Russia looks weird.

  5. Peter Ustinov:

    I was irrevocably betrothed to laughter, the sound of which has always seemed to me to be the most civilised music in the world.

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