Philistin — meaning in English
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English meaning
- philistine noun A person seen as indifferent or hostile to art, literature, and culture, and who has conventional or unrefined tastes.
Senses
Philistin is used for these senses in English:
- Philistine (historical) Originating from ancient Philistia; of or pertaining to the ancient Philistines.
- Philistine (historical) A non-Semitic person from ancient Philistia, a region in the southwest Levant in the Middle East.
- philistine (derogatory) Ignorant or uneducated; specifically, lacking appreciation for or antagonistic towards art or culture, and having pedestrian tastes.
- 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.
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.