snobbism

plural snobbisms · alternative snobism

1. countableuncountableA snobbish attitude, particularly in relation to art or high culture.

   Had Zach been something other than a butcher, she would doubtless have found other snobbisms.

   1966, David R. Slavitt, Rochelle: Or, Virtue Rewarded, page 41

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   It is no answer to say that "my" programme in art and letters has gradually been forced through, has, to some extent, grabbed its place in the sun. For one thing, I don't care about "minority culture." I have never cared a damn about snobbisms or for writing ultimately for the few.

   1960, Ezra Pound, Impact: essays on ignorance and the decline of American civilization, page 88

   This question of the part played by culture in a civilisation prompts the similar question of the role of snobbism.

   1964, John Gassner, Sidney Thomas, The Nature of Art, page 22

   Synonyms: snobbery