Lore Lucid Lexicon civilization
1704, "law which makes a criminal process civil"
1772, sense changed to "civilized condition, state of being reclaimed from the rudeness of savage life"
Throughout history, something being "savage" was an excellent excuse for colonialism, destruction, and expansion.
"From within, its common name was ‘civilized society’ or civilization. Almost all its residents knew it as the only way to live, and it was seen as a result of random developments to which all of humanity had contributed."
"Originals"
| ~☉~ | lucid definition; added layer of lucidity, or aethereal context |
| ⚜ | classic definition |
| ☣ | artificium definition; usually words which have undergone a warped evolution, or a complete perversion of the original sense |
