(adj): vs. military) -- (associated with civil life or performed by persons who are not active members of the military
(adj): vs. uncivil), polite -- (not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others
(adj): of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state
(adj): of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals
(adj): vs. sidereal) -- ((of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life
(adj): of or in a condition of social order
(adj): vs. noncivilized), civilised -- (having a high state of culture and development both social and technological
These are fun to read. It's amazing (and sad) how little we rely on these kinds of natural cues these days.
Ted Burke on the weather:
I used to hear the old people saying, "Whatever the third day of the month is, that's the way that month will go out." I'm after tellin' people way older than myself about that, and they're after takin' notice. Here's another saying, "If you goes out the night of the full moon, if that star is only a short distance away from that moon, well you're going to get a civil month. But if that star is as far as from here to John Hurley's house, you can look out for the wind." That's what the old fellows used to say.
(Spoken of Fogo Island off the north shore of Newfoundland.)
--quoted in Robert Mellin, Tilting: House Launching, Slide Hauling, Potato Trenching, and Other Tales from a Newfoundland Fishing Village, New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2003.