The phrase "cultural elite" refers to a group of people who are seen as influential and knowledgeable about arts, literature, and other cultural activities. They are usually involved in shaping and defining the culture of a society. Full definition
If, as priest - sociologist Andrew Greeley argues, such polarization has little affect on the average Catholic, it does profoundly afflict ministerial, theological and cultural elites within the church. (religion-online.org)
This question becomes urgent as cultural elites grow more hostile, and orthodox Christian beliefs (shared by most other traditional faiths and by many with no faith) about sex and marriage are redefined as hatred and bigotry. (firstthings.com)
Her psychologically charged portraits tell intimate and unconventional stories, as much about people living on the margins of society and in subcultures as about the New York cultural elite and her own family. (ateneum.fi)