pn Collectively, those people of the world considered to have a high standard of behavior and / or a high level of development. Commonly subjectively used by people of one society to exclusively refer to their society, or their elite sub-group, or a few associated societies, implying all others, in time or geography or status, as something less than
civilise |
civilised, as
savage|savages or
barbarian|barbarians.
cf refinement, elitism, civilised society, the Civilised World