![]() Much of the hostility towards civilization felt by people in the suppressed classes is understandable.But there is a sense in which religion is no less essential to civilization than literature and the fine arts.To see them clearly one has to withdraw, mentally at least, from the civilization of which one is a part.Called to attend at 10.15 in the morning, we started in the time-honoured way of civilization with a coffee break.There was nothing down there on the earth-no towns, no light, no signs of civilization at all.Our century has seen greater climate changes than any period since the dawn of civilization.Once humans had invented civilization, they never lost it.He just came in and destroyed this really high civilization and then left.early civilizations (=existing before others, or at the beginning of a period of time ) the early civilizations of Mesopotamia and the East Mediterranean Examples from the Corpus civilization ![]() a primitive civilization (=one that is not at all advanced ) His main interest was primitive civilizations. higher civilizations (=more advanced ones ) There could be higher civilizations on other planets. an advanced civilization Philosophy is a luxury of an advanced civilization. a great civilization (=very important and interesting ) the great civilizations of India and China human civilization the development of human civilization industrial civilization Industrial civilization is barely a century old. Human civilization definition: A civilization is a human society with its own social organization and culture. modern civilization Technology is one of the benefits of modern civilization. ancient civilization (=a very old one ) The achievements of Egypt's ancient civilization were remarkable. COLLOCATIONS adjectives American/European/Chinese etc civilization the history of Chinese civilization western civilization (=from Europe or the Americas ) Many people are rejecting the values of western civilization. the dawn of civilization (=the beginning of civilization ) 3 COMFORTABLE a place such as a city where you feel comfortable, especially because it is modern → civilized After a week in the mountains, all I wanted to do was get back to civilization. CIVILIZATION meaning: 1 : the condition that exists when people have developed effective ways of organizing a society and care about art, science, etc. ○ noun 1 SOCIETY a society that is well organized and developed, used especially about a particular society in a particular place or at a particular time → civilized modern American civilization civilization of the ancient civilizations of Greece and Rome 2 SOCIETY all the societies in the world considered as a whole The book explores the relationship between religion and civilization.From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English civilization civ‧i‧li‧za‧tion ( also civilisation British English ) / ˌsɪv əl-aɪˈzeɪʃ ən $ -v ələ- /
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