Ivory Tower (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a place or situation remote from worldly or practical affairs: the university as an ivory tower.
  2. an attitude of aloofness from or disdain or disregard for worldly or practical affairs: his ivory tower of complacency.
noun
    • seclusion or remoteness of attitude regarding real problems, everyday life, etc
    • (as modifier)
Ivory Tower (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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