Meaning of PHILISTINE
| Pronunciation: | | 'fili`stIn, 'filu`steen
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- [n] a non-Semitic inhabitant of ancient Philistia
- [n] a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits
- [adj] smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values
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| | Synonyms: | | anti-intellectual, lowbrow, nonintellectual |
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| | See Also: | | denizen, dweller, inhabitant, pleb, plebeian | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Phi*lis"tine\, n. [L. Philistinus, Heb.
Phlishth[=i], pl. Phlishth[=i]m.]
1. A native or an inhabitant of ancient Philistia, a coast
region of southern Palestine.
2. A bailiff. [Cant, Eng.] [Obs.] --Swift.
3. A person deficient in liberal culture and refinement; one
without appreciation of the nobler aspirations and
sentiments of humanity; one whose scope is limited to
selfish and material interests. [Recent] --M. Arnold.
\Phi*lis"tine\, a.
1. Of or pertaining to the Philistines.
2. Uncultured; commonplace.
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