6 sentences with 'contempt'
Example sentences and phrases with the word contempt and other words derived from it.
• « Pytheas subsequently wrote a book about his account entitled On the Ocean which was received with contempt by most of his Greek audience as it lacked fantastic creatures and mixed genuine empirical observation (about distances and conditions on the way) with his narrative. »
• « Thus, Christians used scorn and contempt to vilify worshippers of other gods - "heathen" indicated that the non-Christian was both ignorant and foolish, even if he was a member of the Roman elite. »
• « In contrast to the contempt for merchants felt by most European elites of the time, merchants were an integral part of Persian, Turkish and Arab societies. »
• « James I set himself up as absolute monarch and behaved with remarkable contempt for members of parliament. »
• « Among almost all these nobles there was considerable contempt for merchants, who were often seen as parasites undermining good Christian morals and the proper order of society. »
• « David Hume also expressed enormous contempt for the common people, who were ignorant and susceptible to superstition. »