1) Culturati 2) Intelligentsia 3) Literati 1) Elite 2) Elite group 3) Intelligentsia 4) Learned persons as a class 5) Literati 6) The literati 
scholars and educated people as a class
• (n.) The clergy, or their opinions, as opposed to the laity. • (n.) The literati, or well educated class.
Cler'i·sy noun [ Late Latin clericia . See Clergy .] 1. The literati, or well educated class. 2. The clergy, or their opinions, as opposed to the laity. 
learned persons as a class; literati; intelligentsia.