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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024phil•is•tine /ˈfɪləˌstin, -ˌstaɪn, fɪˈlɪstɪn, -tin/USA pronunciation n. [countable* sometimes: Philistine]- one who is lacking in culture, good taste, etc.
adj. - lacking in culture, good taste, etc.;
uncultivated.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024phil•is•tine (fil′ə stēn′, -stīn′, fi lis′tin, -tēn),USA pronunciation n. - (sometimes cap.) a person who is lacking in or hostile or smugly indifferent to cultural values, intellectual pursuits, aesthetic refinement, etc., or is contentedly commonplace in ideas and tastes.
- Language Varieties, Ancient History(cap.) a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia.
adj. - (sometimes cap.) lacking in or hostile to culture.
- smugly commonplace or conventional.
- Ancient History(cap.) of or belonging to the ancient Philistines.
- Hebrew pəlishtīm
- Late Greek Philistînoi
- Late Latin Philistīnī (plural)
- 1350–1400; Middle English
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Babbitt, vulgarian.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged lowbrow.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Philistine /ˈfɪlɪˌstaɪn/ n - a person who is unreceptive to or hostile towards culture, the arts, etc; a smug boorish person
- a member of the non-Semitic people who inhabited ancient Philistia
adj - (sometimes not capital) boorishly uncultured
- of or relating to the ancient Philistines
Philistinism /ˈfɪlɪstɪˌnɪzəm/ n |