civilized in WordNet English dictionary

1. having a high state of culture and development both social and technological
   "terrorist acts that shocked the civilized world"
   civilized  civilised 
   
2. marked by refinement in taste and manners
   "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society"
   civilized  civilised  cultivated  cultured  genteel  polite