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Civilizer

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civ·i·lize  (sv-lz)
tr.v. civ·i·lized, civ·i·liz·ing, civ·i·liz·es
1. To raise from barbarism to an enlightened stage of development; bring out of a primitive or savage state.
2. To educate in matters of culture and refinement; make more polished or sophisticated.
civi·liza·ble adj.
civi·lizer n.


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In the European-Indian encounter, Jesus was healer, martyr, and civilizer.
A man for all seasons by Massa, Mark / Commonweal
Lucy Hutchinson (1620-75), who translated the De Rerum Natura during the 1 1650s, staked a poignant lament for her husband's death on a passive and Lucretian version of the homology between woman and earth, and mourned her husband as a fallen civilizer.
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The distinguished Finnish international lawyer Martti Koskenniemi has entitled his latest book, on the rise and fall of international law, The Gentle Civilizer of Nations, (27) a phrase taken from George Keunan.
Terrorism, counterterrorism and international law by Weiss, Peter Ulrich / Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ)
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