Definitions for: Philistine

[n] a non-Semitic inhabitant of ancient Philistia
[n] a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits
[adj] smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Phi*lis"tine, a.
1. Of or pertaining to the Philistines.

2. Uncultured; commonplace.

Synonyms: anti-intellectual, lowbrow, nonintellectual

See Also: denizen, dweller, inhabitant, pleb, plebeian

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