Definition of philistine Philistine
/fɪˈlʌstiˌn/ - [filusteen] - Phil•is•tine
We found 21 definitions of philistine from 7 different sources.
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What does philistine mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: philistines |
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| philistine - a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits | ||
| anti-intellectual, lowbrow | ||
| pleb, plebeian one of the common people | ||
| philistine - a member of an Aegean people who settled ancient Philistia around the 12th century BC | ||
| dweller, habitant, inhabitant, denizen, indweller a person who inhabits a particular place | ||
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| philistine - of or relating to ancient Philistia or its culture or its people | ||
| philistine - smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values | ||
| anti-intellectual | ||
| nonintellectual not intellectual | ||
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Wiktionary 
- philistine (Noun)
A person from ancient Philistia. - philistine (Noun)
A person who lacks appreciation of art or culture. - philistine (Adjective)
Of or pertaining to the ancient Philistines. - philistine (Adjective)
Lacking appreciation of culture; also philistine.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- philistine (n.)
A native or an inhabitant of ancient Philistia, a coast region of southern Palestine. - philistine (n.)
A bailiff. - philistine (n.)
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. - philistine (a.)
Of or pertaining to the Philistines. - philistine (a.)
Uncultured; commonplace.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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philistine
A person who despises art and literature. -
philistine
Smug, ignorant, indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values. -
philistine
Of or relating to ancient Philistia or its culture or its people. -
philistine
A member of an Aegean people who settled ancient Philistia around the 12th century BC. -
philistine
A person who despises art and literature.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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philistine
fil′is-tin, n. one of the ancient inhabitants of south-western Palestine, enemies of the Israelites—also Philis′tian, and Philis′tim (Milt.): a name applied by German students to shopkeepers and others not connected with the university: an uncultured person.—n. Phil′istinism
Foolish DictionaryThe Foolish Dictionary 🤡
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philistine
In Bible times, one who worried the children of Israel; today, one who worries only himself. From Grk. phloios, bark, and tino, to punish. One who barks to punish.
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🔤- philistine, noun, singular of philistines.
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