ivory-towerism
nounDefinition of ivory-towerism
: cultivation of or attachment to an ivory-tower attitude or way of living or acting an ivory-towerism that many young Americans reared in a practical tradition view with mistrust — Newsweek defend contemporary American criticism from preoccupation with aesthetics and ivory-towerism — American Literature
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