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Crypto-civilization — Dictionary Definition

/ˈkriptōˌsivələˈzāSH(ə)n/

noun

Definition of crypto-civilization:

• A highly advanced society whose existence has been hidden or suppressed by the dominant culture or ruling power.

Example of crypto-civilization in a sentence:

• “Following the death of the pharoah Akhenaten, his images were destroyed by iconoclasts, and the followers of Aten became a crypto-civilization.”