CPage 212
- English Word Civet Definition The animal that produces civet (Viverra civetta); -- called also civet cat. It is carnivorous, from two to three feet long, and of a brownish gray color, with transverse black bands and spots on the body and tail. It is a native of northern Africa and of Asia. The name is also applied to other species.
- English Word Civet Definition To scent or perfume with civet.
- English Word Civic Definition Relating to, or derived from, a city or citizen; relating to man as a member of society, or to civil affairs.
- English Word Civicism Definition The principle of civil government.
- English Word Civics Definition The science of civil government.
- English Word Civil Definition Pertaining to a city or state, or to a citizen in his relations to his fellow citizens or to the state; within the city or state.
- English Word Civil Definition Subject to government; reduced to order; civilized; not barbarous; -- said of the community.
- English Word Civil Definition Performing the duties of a citizen; obedient to government; -- said of an individual.
- English Word Civil Definition Having the manners of one dwelling in a city, as opposed to those of savages or rustics; polite; courteous; complaisant; affable.
- English Word Civil Definition Pertaining to civic life and affairs, in distinction from military, ecclesiastical, or official state.
- English Word Civil Definition Relating to rights and remedies sought by action or suit distinct from criminal proceedings.
- English Word Civilian Definition One skilled in the civil law.
- English Word Civilian Definition A student of the civil law at a university or college.
- English Word Civilian Definition One whose pursuits are those of civil life, not military or clerical.
- English Word Civilist Definition A civilian.
- English Word Civilities Definition of Civillty
- English Word Civilizable Definition Capable of being civilized.
- English Word Civilization Definition The act of civilizing, or the state of being civilized; national culture; refinement.
- English Word Civilization Definition Rendering a criminal process civil.
- English Word Civilize Definition To reclaim from a savage state; to instruct in the rules and customs of civilization; to educate; to refine.
- English Word Civilize Definition To admit as suitable to a civilized state.
- English Word Civilized Definition of Civilize
- English Word Civilized Definition Reclaimed from savage life and manners; instructed in arts, learning, and civil manners; refined; cultivated.
- English Word Civilizer Definition One who, or that which, civilizes or tends to civilize.
- English Word Civilizing Definition of Civilize
- English Word Civillty Definition The state of society in which the relations and duties of a citizen are recognized and obeyed; a state of civilization.
- English Word Civillty Definition A civil office, or a civil process
- English Word Civillty Definition Courtesy; politeness; kind attention; good breeding; a polite act or expression.
- English Word Civily Definition In a civil manner; as regards civil rights and privileges; politely; courteously; in a well bred manner.
- English Word Civism Definition State of citizenship.