Definitions for: Philistinism

[n] a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters

Webster (1913) Definition: Phi*lis"tin*ism, n.
The condition, character, aims, and habits of the class
called Philistines. See Philistine, 3. [Recent] --Carlyle.

On the side of beauty and taste, vulgarity; on the side
of morals and feeling, coarseness; on the side of mind
and spirit, unintelligence, -- this is Philistinism.
--M. Arnold.

Synonyms: materialism

See Also: desire

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