philistine
IPA: fˈɪɫʌstin
Root Word: Philistine
noun
- (historical) A non-Semitic person from ancient Philistia, a region in the southwest Levant in the Middle East.
- (figurative, frequently humorous, usually in the plural) An opponent (of the speaker, writer, etc); an enemy, a foe.
- (university slang, historical) In German universities: a person not associated with the university; a non-academic or non-student; a townsperson.
- (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.
- Alternative letter-case form of philistine (“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”) [(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.]
adjective
- (historical) Originating from ancient Philistia; of or pertaining to the ancient Philistines.
- (derogatory) Ignorant or uneducated; specifically, lacking appreciation for or antagonistic towards art or culture, and having pedestrian tastes.
- Alternative letter-case form of philistine (“ignorant or uneducated; specifically, lacking appreciation for or antagonistic towards art or culture, and having pedestrian tastes”). [(derogatory) Ignorant or uneducated; specifically, lacking appreciation for or antagonistic towards art or culture, and having pedestrian tastes.]
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Examples of "philistine" in Sentences
- The Philistine kingdom was also destroyed.
- In the end, the philistine force is destroyed.
- He returns to the Philistine camp from a victory.
- It always happens when Philistines have the power.
- He fights, however, to submit to the philistine world.
- He also attended the school for philistine capitalists.
- The philistine crowd can never enter the world of a creator.
- Doesn't Philistine presence in the area predate Jewish presence
- The origins of Philistine and Philistinians were European, not Semitic.
- I really object to being portrayed as the bogeyman and philistine in this.
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