ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Babbittry

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Babbittry is a noun meaning Narrow-minded materialism.

Meaning

Narrow-minded materialism.

Example Sentences

For most of this century, writers on the left have portrayed small cities as stifling enclaves of Babbittry and reaction, but today they are seen as refreshing oases from commercialized mass society—potential centers of community and local activism.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bigot, blinkerdom, philistinism, materialist, sectarianist, bigotry.

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