mission civilisatricen.

Brit.

/miːsˈjɒ̃ ˌsɪvɪliːzəˈtriːs/, U.S.

/mɪsiˈɔn ˌsɪvɪˌlizəˈtris/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French mission civilisatrice.

Etymology: < French mission civilisatrice (late 19th cent.) < mission mission n. + civilisatrice , feminine form (compare -trice suffix) corresponding to civilisateur < civiliser civilize v. + -ateur -ator suffix.Not fully naturalized in English.

Now chiefly historical.

The perceived calling of (former) imperial powers to introduce civilization into their colonies; spec. with reference to French colonial policy in Africa and Indo-China.

ΚΠ

1927 Mississippi Valley Hist. Rev. 14 236 The duty of more advanced peoples to extend the blessings of civilization into dark corners of the earth, a mission civilisatrice.

1958 Listener 27 Nov. 889/2 [T. E.] Lawrence seems to have been obsessed with that vision to the exclusion not only of the French mission civilisatrice but even of British interests and of Allied interests as a whole.

1976 Daily Times (Lagos) 5 Aug. 21/2 Who has not heard of the ‘mission civilisatrice’ of ‘self-styled humanitarian movements’, destined to carry the light to Africa where, supposedly, there was perpetual darkness.

1995 Time Internat. (Electronic ed.) 3 Apr. Residual evidence of France's self-appointed mission civilisatrice was ever present: Peugeot sedans motored down boulevards named for French Presidents; African women walked home with baguettes tucked under their arms.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mission civilisatrice
释义	mission civilisatricen. Brit. /miːsˈjɒ̃ ˌsɪvɪliːzəˈtriːs/, U.S. /mɪsiˈɔn ˌsɪvɪˌlizəˈtris/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French mission civilisatrice. Etymology: < French mission civilisatrice (late 19th cent.) < mission mission n. + civilisatrice , feminine form (compare -trice suffix) corresponding to civilisateur < civiliser civilize v. + -ateur -ator suffix.Not fully naturalized in English. Now chiefly historical. The perceived calling of (former) imperial powers to introduce civilization into their colonies; spec. with reference to French colonial policy in Africa and Indo-China. ΚΠ 1927 Mississippi Valley Hist. Rev. 14 236 The duty of more advanced peoples to extend the blessings of civilization into dark corners of the earth, a mission civilisatrice. 1958 Listener 27 Nov. 889/2 [T. E.] Lawrence seems to have been obsessed with that vision to the exclusion not only of the French mission civilisatrice but even of British interests and of Allied interests as a whole. 1976 Daily Times (Lagos) 5 Aug. 21/2 Who has not heard of the ‘mission civilisatrice’ of ‘self-styled humanitarian movements’, destined to carry the light to Africa where, supposedly, there was perpetual darkness. 1995 Time Internat. (Electronic ed.) 3 Apr. Residual evidence of France's self-appointed mission civilisatrice was ever present: Peugeot sedans motored down boulevards named for French Presidents; African women walked home with baguettes tucked under their arms. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1927
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