English → Latin
“civilization” in Latin
īnstitūtiōdisposition, arrangement; custom, manner; instruction, educationēlegānsfine, elegant, handsome; tasteful; fastidious, criticaldēlicātusalluring, charming, delightful; voluptuous; soft, tender, delicate; effeminate, spoilt with indulgencecolōto cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden; to inhabit; to frequent, be the guardian of, cherish,
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
civilization
cultus humanus civilisque; cultus atque humanitas; also (perhaps) elegantior (delicatior) cultus or institutio: to lead men to civilization, homines a fera agrestique vita ad humanum cultum civilemque dedncere (Cic., De Or., 1, 8, extr) [Vid: CIVILIZE]: civilization has not made great progress among those nations, hi populi a cultu atque humanitate longissime absunt (Caes. B.G., 1, 1).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for civilization?
- The usual Latin words for “civilization” are īnstitūtiō, ēlegāns, dēlicātus; also colō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.