Philistian.

Brit.

/fᵻˈlɪstɪə/, U.S.

/fəˈlɪstiə/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name PhilistiaPhilistaea.

Etymology: < Philistia, name of the land of the Philistines, probably alteration (after Philistian n. and adj.) of post-classical Latin Philistaea (also Philisthaea ) < Byzantine Greek Φιλιστιαῖα (4th cent. as Φυλιστιαῖα )) < Hellenistic Greek Φυλιστιιμ (see Philistine n. and adj.). Compare Palestine n.Compare occurrences in English of Filistea, Philistea, and Philistia as the name of the land of the Philistines:a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Isa. xiv. 31 Al Filistea [a1382 E.V. Filistee] is cast doun.1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms lix. [lx.] 8 Philistea shal be glad of me.1611 Bible (King James) Psalms lxxxvii. 4 Behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia. N.E.D. (1906) cites post-classical (‘medieval’) Latin Philistia and Greek Φιλιστία but these forms have not been traced.

Uneducated or unenlightened people collectively, philistines; the domain of such people; the community, culture, or lifestyle of philistines; philistinism.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > ancient peoples of the Middle East and Asia Minor > [noun]

AmalekOE

Amalekitea1382

Massagetaea1398

Jebusite1535

Massagetes1561

Hyksos1602

Philistia1857

Hatti1874

Mitanni1909

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Near East, Middle East, and Asia Minor > [noun] > Middle East > land of Philistines

Philistia1857

the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > [noun] > philistinism > Philistine > collective or locality of

Philistia1857

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > cultural ignorance > [noun] > uncultured person > collectively

Philistia1857

low-browed1915

1857 C. Kingsley Two Years Ago I. x. 252 Yet have Philistia and Fogeydom neither right nor reason to consider him a despicable or merely ludicrous person.

1894 Nation (N.Y.) 21 June 473/2 The requirements of a novel as understood by literary Philistia.

1915 W. S. Maugham Of Human Bondage lxxxv. 447 It was the crowning buffet, the final victory of Philistia over art, beauty, and immaterial things.

1993 D. S. Olson Confessions Aubrey Beardsley (1994) xvii. 388 While I'm alive I need to work and to have my work published, to be an everlasting annoyance to the people of Philistia.

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

单词	philistia
释义	Philistian. Brit. /fᵻˈlɪstɪə/, U.S. /fəˈlɪstiə/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name PhilistiaPhilistaea. Etymology: < Philistia, name of the land of the Philistines, probably alteration (after Philistian n. and adj.) of post-classical Latin Philistaea (also Philisthaea ) < Byzantine Greek Φιλιστιαῖα (4th cent. as Φυλιστιαῖα )) < Hellenistic Greek Φυλιστιιμ (see Philistine n. and adj.). Compare Palestine n.Compare occurrences in English of Filistea, Philistea, and Philistia as the name of the land of the Philistines:a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Isa. xiv. 31 Al Filistea [a1382 E.V. Filistee] is cast doun.1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms lix. [lx.] 8 Philistea shal be glad of me.1611 Bible (King James) Psalms lxxxvii. 4 Behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia. N.E.D. (1906) cites post-classical (‘medieval’) Latin Philistia and Greek Φιλιστία but these forms have not been traced. Uneducated or unenlightened people collectively, philistines; the domain of such people; the community, culture, or lifestyle of philistines; philistinism. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > ancient peoples of the Middle East and Asia Minor > [noun] AmalekOE Amalekitea1382 Massagetaea1398 Jebusite1535 Massagetes1561 Hyksos1602 Philistia1857 Hatti1874 Mitanni1909 the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Near East, Middle East, and Asia Minor > [noun] > Middle East > land of Philistines Philistia1857 the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > [noun] > philistinism > Philistine > collective or locality of Philistia1857 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > cultural ignorance > [noun] > uncultured person > collectively Philistia1857 low-browed1915 1857 C. Kingsley Two Years Ago I. x. 252 Yet have Philistia and Fogeydom neither right nor reason to consider him a despicable or merely ludicrous person. 1894 Nation (N.Y.) 21 June 473/2 The requirements of a novel as understood by literary Philistia. 1915 W. S. Maugham Of Human Bondage lxxxv. 447 It was the crowning buffet, the final victory of Philistia over art, beauty, and immaterial things. 1993 D. S. Olson Confessions Aubrey Beardsley (1994) xvii. 388 While I'm alive I need to work and to have my work published, to be an everlasting annoyance to the people of Philistia. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1857
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