单词 | plebeianism |
释义 | plebeianismn. Plebeian rank, character, or style. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > the common people > [noun] > position or quality of plebeiance1621 commonership1648 peopleship1650 plebeity1663 plebeianism1723 roture1738 plebeianness1840 1723 S. Centlivre Artifice v. 90 But what a ridiculous Figure I shall make, after so many Declarations against Plebeianism. 1769 J. Hall-Stevenson Yorick's Sentimental Journey Continued IV. 59 The young fellow was dressed very genteelly, with a sword, and carried no marks of plebeianism about him. 1828 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 23 372 A prig who..can never cease for a moment to betray his plebeianism. 1882 Athenæum 22 Apr. 505 Her mother's kin..were..tainted with a worse stain than that of honest plebeianism. 1967 Times Rev. Industry Mar. 87/1 There is no need to slip into ‘scientific plebianism’. 1991 T. Mitchell Blood Sport ii. 65 Like other refined activities promoted by petimetres, opera could not hold a candle to the wave of plebeianism sweeping over Spain. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1723 |
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