vulgus

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Sedere cœpit sententia hæc pariterque et eruditum vulgus et rude in eam cursu vadit.

From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) by Lecky, William Edward Hartpole

The motto was, "Odi profanum vulgus et arceo."

From Public School Education by Müller, Michael

However much these may catch the attention and awaken the admiration of the ignobile vulgus, they cannot fail to excite any thing but complacency in minds accustomed to the more chaste productions of the pencil.

From Gleanings by the Way by Clark, John A.

In these various ways all priests were outwardly shown to be holy men, sacerdotes, marked off from the profanum vulgus.

From The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus by Fowler, W. Warde

For the next four weeks you will consort with the profanum vulgus in your House Common Room, where I fancy that bridge and other intellectual pursuits are not much cultivated.

From A Knight on Wheels by Hay, Ian