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philistine |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Philistine \Phi*lis"tine\, n. [L. Philistinus, Heb. Phlishth[=i], pl Phlishth[=i]m.] 1. A native or an inhabitant of ancient Philistia, a coast region of southern Palestine. 2. A bailiff. [Cant, Eng.] [Obs.] --Swift. 3. A person deficient in liberal culture and refinement; one without appreciation of the nobler aspirations and sentiments of humanity; one whose scope is limited to selfish and material interests. [Recent] --M. Arnold. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Philistine \Phi*lis"tine\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to the Philistines. 2. Uncultured; commonplace. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: philistine adj : smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values [syn: {anti-intellectual}] n : a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits [syn: {lowbrow}] From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]: PHILISTINE, n. One whose mind is the creature of its environment, following the fashion in thought, feeling and sentiment. He is sometimes learned, frequently prosperous, commonly clean and always solemn.
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