Bible Dictionaries
Civilization

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) The act of civilizing, or the state of being civilized; national culture; refinement.

(2):

(n.) Rendering a criminal process civil.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Civilization'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/civilization.html. 1828.