civism (sivizm)

[F. civisme, civityt, n. [Early mod. E. civitie (cf. early = MD. klack, a crack, cracking, = MHG. klac ( klack- ), a crack, crash, loud threatening sound, = Sw. kläck, a sudden alarm; cf. OF. clac, a clacket, clacker, clapper, F. claque, a claque; from the verb: see clack, v.] 1. A sharp, repeated, rattling sound; clatter: as, the clack of a mill.-2. In a grist-mill: (a) That part of the mill that strikes the hopper, to move or shake it, for discharging its contents. Says John, just at the hopper will I stand, And mark the clack , how justly it will sound. IMG:content-0501.png:[blocks in formation] civilizable (siv'i-li-za-bl), a. [ civilize + -able ; = F. civilisable = Pg. civilizavel .] Capable of being civilized. Also spelled civilisable . civilization (sivi-li-za's hon), n. [ civilize + civolt, n. See cibol. -ation ; = F. civilisation = Sp. civilizacion = Pg. cizart, v . t . An obsolete spelling of sci or . civilização = D. civil is a tie = G. Dan. Sw. civil i- cizarst, cizerst, n . pl . Obsolete spellings of scis- IMG:content-0502.png:[blocks in formation] I asked him [Johnson) if "humiliating" was a good word. He said he had seen it frequently used, but he did not know it to be legitimate English. He would not admit civilization, but only "civility." Boswell, Johnson. The entire structure of civilisation is founded upon the belief that it is a good thing to cultivate intellectual and material capacities, even at the cost of certain moral evils which we are able accurately to foresee. Lecky, Europ. Morals, I. 116. 21. The act of rendering a criminal proce civil. Also spelled civilisation. civilize (siv'i-līz), v.; pret. and pp. civilized, ppr. civilizing. [ We send the graces and the muses forth, To civilize and to instruct the North. Waller . Such sale of conscience and duty in open market is not reconcilable with the present state of civilized society. IMG:content-0503.png:[blocks in formation]