different between civilized vs savagery

English

civilized (comparative more civilized, superlative most civilized)

Having a highly developed society or culture.
Showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement; humane, reasonable, ethical.
Marked by refinement in taste and manners.

civilized

savagery (countable and uncountable, plural savageries)

(uncountable) Savage or brutal behaviour; barbarity.
(countable) A violent act of cruelty.
Savages collectively; the world of savages.
(uncountable) Wild growth of plants.
- 1990, Brian Leverett, Water Gardens: Step-By-Step to Success (page 9)
  […] they […] made, amongst other features, lead ponds. With their departure these lands once more reverted to savagery; gardening, along with virtually all aspects of culture, disappeared and with it the man-made water gardens.

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