philistern.

Brit.

/ˈfɪlᵻstə/, U.S.

/ˈfɪləstər/

Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Philister.

Etymology: < German Philister (see below), specific sense of Philister Philistine (16th cent. in Luther in this form, also as †philistiner , †philistim ) < post-classical Latin Philistaeus , Philisteus (see Philistee n.) + German -er -er suffix¹. Compare earlier Philistine n.The use of the word in this sense is said to have originated at Jena in 1693, in a sermon from the text Philister über dir, Simson! ‘The Philistines are upon you, Samson!’ (Judges 16:9, 12, 14, 20) preached by Pastor Götze at the funeral of one of the students who had been killed in a quarrel between townspeople and students, but it was apparently in fact already in use in Jena in 1687.

archaic in later use.

An unenlightened or uncultured person; = Philistine n. 3; (spec. in German universities) a townsperson, a non-student.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > cultural ignorance > [noun] > uncultured person > who is not a student

Philistine1824

philister1828

1820 T. Hodgskin Trav. N. Germany II. 299 The contemptuous manner in which they speak of every body not a student, whom they call Philisters, (Philistines).]

1828 T. Carlyle Let. 7 Mar. in Coll. Lett. T. & J. W. Carlyle (1970) IV. 335 He went to Mill (the British India Philister).

1831 T. Carlyle Surv. German Poetry in Crit. & Misc. Ess. (1872) III. 241 Mr. Taylor is simply what they [sc. Germans] call a Philister; every fibre of him is Philistine.

1856 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Dec. 685/1 It counts as nothing that a man has been a student once; let him take a certain step in life—for instance, a government office—and back he goes to the Philisters again.

1859 A. Helps Friends in Council New Ser. II. vii. 136 If there were a stupid man amongst us, or what the Germans call a Philister.

1903 Mod. Lang. Notes 18 172/1 The idea that the genius needs another sphere of life and activity than the Philister, is certainly not traceable to Pindar.

2002 Guardian (Nexis) 16 Nov. 14 If art is the creation of the artist's uniquely autonomous mind, how can the mere ‘philister’ possibly be expected to understand?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	philister
释义	philistern. Brit. /ˈfɪlᵻstə/, U.S. /ˈfɪləstər/ Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Philister. Etymology: < German Philister (see below), specific sense of Philister Philistine (16th cent. in Luther in this form, also as †philistiner , †philistim ) < post-classical Latin Philistaeus , Philisteus (see Philistee n.) + German -er -er suffix¹. Compare earlier Philistine n.The use of the word in this sense is said to have originated at Jena in 1693, in a sermon from the text Philister über dir, Simson! ‘The Philistines are upon you, Samson!’ (Judges 16:9, 12, 14, 20) preached by Pastor Götze at the funeral of one of the students who had been killed in a quarrel between townspeople and students, but it was apparently in fact already in use in Jena in 1687. archaic in later use. An unenlightened or uncultured person; = Philistine n. 3; (spec. in German universities) a townsperson, a non-student. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > cultural ignorance > [noun] > uncultured person > who is not a student Philistine1824 philister1828 1820 T. Hodgskin Trav. N. Germany II. 299 The contemptuous manner in which they speak of every body not a student, whom they call Philisters, (Philistines).] 1828 T. Carlyle Let. 7 Mar. in Coll. Lett. T. & J. W. Carlyle (1970) IV. 335 He went to Mill (the British India Philister). 1831 T. Carlyle Surv. German Poetry in Crit. & Misc. Ess. (1872) III. 241 Mr. Taylor is simply what they [sc. Germans] call a Philister; every fibre of him is Philistine. 1856 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Dec. 685/1 It counts as nothing that a man has been a student once; let him take a certain step in life—for instance, a government office—and back he goes to the Philisters again. 1859 A. Helps Friends in Council New Ser. II. vii. 136 If there were a stupid man amongst us, or what the Germans call a Philister. 1903 Mod. Lang. Notes 18 172/1 The idea that the genius needs another sphere of life and activity than the Philister, is certainly not traceable to Pindar. 2002 Guardian (Nexis) 16 Nov. 14 If art is the creation of the artist's uniquely autonomous mind, how can the mere ‘philister’ possibly be expected to understand? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1828
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