Philistine in Japanese
Philistine in Japanese is ペリシテ人, 俗っぽい. — Philistine means a person seen as indifferent or hostile to art, literature, and culture, and who has conventional or unrefined tastes.
Philistine in Japanese
ペリシテ人
Pronounced: perishitejin
(historical) A non-Semitic person from ancient Philistia, a region in the southwest Levant in the Middle East.
俗っぽい.
(derogatory) Ignorant or uneducated; specifically, lacking appreciation for or antagonistic towards art or culture, and having pedestrian tastes.
What does "Philistine" mean?
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noun A person seen as indifferent or hostile to art, literature, and culture, and who has conventional or unrefined tastes.
"The object of such an aesthetic education is not the creation of a society of aesthetes. Aesthetes, in that pejorative sense, are as unbalanced as philistines."
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adjective Showing no interest in or appreciation of art and culture.
"Her philistine attitude toward classical music annoyed the professor."
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Philistine in a sentence
- The object of such an aesthetic education is not the creation of a society of aesthetes. Aesthetes, in that pejorative sense, are as unbalanced as philistines.
- He was mocked as a philistine for never having read a novel.
- Her philistine attitude toward classical music annoyed the professor.
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What is "Philistine" in Japanese?
"Philistine" in Japanese is ペリシテ人, 俗っぽい.. Philistine means: A person seen as indifferent or hostile to art, literature, and culture, and who has conventional or unrefined tastes.
How do you pronounce ペリシテ人?
"Philistine" in Japanese is ペリシテ人, pronounced "perishitejin".
How do you use "Philistine" in a sentence?
Example: "He was mocked as a philistine for never having read a novel." In Japanese, "Philistine" is ペリシテ人, 俗っぽい..
Are there other ways to say "Philistine" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 2 translations listed for "Philistine": ペリシテ人, 俗っぽい..
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