CIVILIZATIONS

Noun

civilizations

plural of civilization

Source: Wiktionary

CIVILIZATION

Civ`i*li*za"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. civilisation.]

1. 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

2. (Law)

Definition: Rendering a criminal process civil. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition