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单词 philistinian
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Philistinianadj.

Brit. /ˌfɪlᵻˈstɪnɪən/, U.S. /ˌfɪləˈstɪniən/
Forms: 1700s–1800s Philistinean, 1800s– Philistinian.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Philistine n., -ian suffix.
Etymology: < Philistine n. + -ian suffix. Compare earlier Philistian adj., Philistean adj., Philistine adj. With sense 2 compare also earlier philistinic adj., Philistinish adj.With the form Philistinean compare -ean suffix.
1. Of, belonging to, or characteristic of a Philistine; relating to Philistia or the ancient Philistines.
ΘΚΠ
the world > people > ethnicities > ancient peoples of the Middle East and Asia Minor > [adjective]
MidianitishOE
MoabitishOE
Ammonitea1325
Moabitea1325
Amalekitea1382
Midianitea1382
Amorite1530
Scythian1567
Philistian1569
Sabaeana1586
Scythian-likea1599
Nabatean1614
Philistean1623
Scythic1623
Chaldean1732
Alarodian1737
Philistinian1773
Judahite1797
Philistine1842
Moabitic1851
Himyaritic1854
Akkadian1856
Scythized1861
Cimmerian1862
Idumaean1863
Himyaric1864
Hittite1871
Kassite1894
Hattian1908
Khaldian1908
Kenite1911
Hattic1913
Ephthalite1920
Subarian1923
Hurrian1928
Gutian1929
Saka1958
Luvian1963
Urartian1965
Eblaite1976
1773 J. Ross Fratricide (MS) i. 636 The Philistinean stride of him of Gath.
1834 J. W. Ord England II. 81 Who pierc'd the Philistinean giant's brow; Who brought the towering foes of Israel low.
1884 P. Schaff et al. Relig. Encycl. III. 1829 The name of the Philistine harbor, Majuma, is entirely Egyptico-Philistinian.
1994 Herald (Glasgow) 5 Nov. 21 But those who know their Old Testament will remember it was the water of Bethlehem, not the wine, for which David thirsted when his Philistinian enemies held the city.
2. Uneducated, unenlightened.
ΘΚΠ
society > education > [adjective] > educated or taught > not educated
untowenc1000
unnurtured1548
unlessonedc1555
unkent1570
unexercised1577
uneducate?1592
unlectured1593
unschooled1593
untutored1594
unconfirmed1598
uneducated1598
unedifieda1625
indoct1677
uncultivated1685
unformed1711
unsuppled1761
teachless1819
uninaugurated1823
Philistinian1931
1931 Lincoln (Nebraska) Star 2 Oct. 10 It may be philistinian to assert that those marriages are most satisfactory in which individuality is absorbed in either husband or wife, or better still in both.
1958 Times 20 Mar. 3 Here, as elsewhere, the problem of financing such cultural activities sometimes raises its philistinian head.
1994 Artichoke (Calgary, Alberta) Summer 8/3 The philistinian ignorance of policy makers.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1773
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