Civil vs. Civic

Civil vs. Civic — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Civil and Civic

Civiladjective

(uncomparable) Having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion.

She went into civil service because she wanted to help the people.

Civicadjective

Of, relating to, or belonging to a city, a citizen, or citizenship; municipal or civil.

Thousands of people came to the Civic Center to show off their civic pride.

Civiladjective

(comparable) Behaving in a reasonable or polite manner.

It was very civil of him to stop the argument.

Civicadjective

Of or relating to the citizen, or of good citizenship and its rights and duties.

civic duty

Civiladjective

(legal) Relating to private relations among citizens, as opposed to criminal matters.

a civil case

Civicadjective

of or relating or belonging to a city;

civic centercivic problems
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Civiladjective

(theology) Naturally good, as opposed to good through regeneration.

Civicadjective

of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals;

civil rightscivil libertycivic dutiescivic pride

Civiladjective

applying to ordinary citizens;

civil lawcivil authorities

Civiladjective

not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others;

even if he didn't like them he should have been civil

Civiladjective

of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state;

civil affairscivil strifecivil disobediececivil branches of government

Civiladjective

of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals;

civil rightscivil libertycivic dutiescivic pride
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Civiladjective

(of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life;

the civil calendara civil day begins at mean midnight

Civiladjective

of or in a condition of social order;

civil peoples