cultured class
Example Sentences
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He appealed to me as a member of a cultured class.
From Gossamer 1915 by Birmingham, George A.
The fairy-lore originated in a cultured class in very ancient times.
From The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries by Wentz, W. Y. Evans
The nobles, on the other hand, and all the cultured class, are fermenting with great views and plans of social reform.
From The Galaxy, May, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—May, 1877.—No. 5. by Various
America, unlike England, has no recognized cultured class, and has no aristocracy, so called, with which to keep mere rich men suitably miserable—at least a little humble and wistful.
From Crowds A Moving-Picture of Democracy by Lee, Gerald Stanley
Shall they give place to dogmatic Christianity or, among the most cultured class, to agnosticism?
From The Reconciliation of Races and Religions by Cheyne, Thomas Kelly