01 n. The act of civilizing, or the state of being civilized; national culture; refinement.
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The act of civilizing, or the state of being civilized; national culture; refinement.“Our manners, our civilization, and all the good things connected with manners, and with civilization, have, in this European world of ours, depended for ages upon two principles -- . . . the spirit of a gentleman, and spirit of religion.” — Burke
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Rendering a criminal process civil.(Law) [Obs.]