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civilization, civilisation

n. a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations); "the people slowly progressed from barbarism to civilization"

refinement, civilization, civilisation

n. the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste; "a man of intellectual refinement"; "he is remembered for his generosity and civilization"

culture, civilization, civilisation

n. a particular society at a particular time and place; "early Mayan civilization"

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nobility, aristocracy

n. a privileged class holding hereditary titles

gentry, aristocracy

n. the most powerful members of a society

upper class, upper crust

n. the class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy

decorum, decorousness

n. propriety in manners and conduct

etiquette

n. rules governing socially acceptable behavior

chivalry, knightliness

n. the medieval principles governing knighthood and knightly conduct

graciousness

n. excellence of manners or social conduct

agreeableness, amenity

n. pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions; "a well trained staff saw to the agreeableness of our accommodations"; "he discovered the amenities of reading at an early age"

grace, grace of God, free grace

n. (Christian theology) the free and unmerited favor or beneficence of God; "God's grace is manifested in the salvation of sinners"; "there but for the grace of God go I"

culture

n. (biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar); "the culture of cells in a Petri dish"

breeding

n. the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization

propriety, properness, correctitude

n. correct or appropriate behavior

worldliness

n. concern with worldly affairs to the neglect of spiritual needs; "he disliked the worldliness of many bishops around him"

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coarseness, commonness, grossness, vulgarity, vulgarism, raunch

n. the quality of lacking taste and refinement

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