luxury belief
luxury belief noun: a viewpoint that is held predominantly by members of the upper class that is detrimental to members of the lower class. Such a viewpoint is typically held as a form of status and bears little cost to the upper class.
Noun
luxury belief (plural luxury beliefs)
- A viewpoint that is held predominantly by members of the upper class that is detrimental to members of the lower class. Such a viewpoint is typically held as a form of status and bears little cost to the upper class.
- The luxury beliefs Henderson witnessed were a way to signal and maintain elite status by supporting social concepts or policies that sounded empathetic. Yet in reality, they made life worse for those at the bottom rungs of society. […] But the New Right's embrace of destructive economic policies...2024 March 20, Veronique de Rugy, “The Political Right Has Luxury Beliefs, Too”, in Reason
Forms of luxury belief
| plural | luxury beliefs |
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Origin of luxury belief
Coined by American writer and conservative political commentator Rob Henderson in 2019.
Questions about luxury belief
- What does luxury belief mean?
- Luxury belief means a viewpoint that is held predominantly by members of the upper class that is detrimental to members of the lower class. Such a viewpoint is typically held as a form of status and bears little cost to the upper class.
- What part of speech is luxury belief?
- Luxury belief is a noun.
- What is the plural of luxury belief?
- The plural of luxury belief is luxury beliefs.
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