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Adjective: philistine 'filu`steen [N. Amer], filistIn [Brit]- Smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values
- anti-intellectual Noun: philistine 'filu`steen [N. Amer], filistIn [Brit]- A person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits
- anti-intellectual, lowbrow Noun: Philistine 'filu`steen [N. Amer], filistIn [Brit]- A member of an Aegean people who settled ancient Philistia around the 12th century BC
Adjective: Philistine 'filu`steen [N. Amer], filistIn [Brit]- Of or relating to ancient Philistia or its culture or its people
Derived forms: Philistines, philistines See also: nonintellectual, Philistia Type of: denizen, dweller, habitant, indweller, inhabitant, pleb, plebeian Encyclopedia: Philistine |