Filistijn — meaning in English
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English meaning
- Heathen noun Historically, a person who does not follow one of the major world religions; more recently, a follower of modern pagan Heathenry.
- philistine noun A person seen as indifferent or hostile to art, literature, and culture, and who has conventional or unrefined tastes.
Senses
Filistijn is used for these senses in English:
- Philistine (historical) A non-Semitic person from ancient Philistia, a region in the southwest Levant in the Middle East.
- heathen (by extension) An uncultured or uncivilized person, philistine.
- philistine (derogatory) A person who is ignorant or uneducated; specifically, a person who lacks appreciation of or is antagonistic towards art or culture, and who has pedestrian tastes.
Heathen — full definition
- noun Historically, a person who does not follow one of the major world religions; more recently, a follower of modern pagan Heathenry.
- adj Relating to such beliefs or practices.
philistine — full definition
- noun A person seen as indifferent or hostile to art, literature, and culture, and who has conventional or unrefined tastes.
- adjective Showing no interest in or appreciation of art and culture.
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