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philistine adjective

  /-lə-/ , /-stin/ , /fɪˈlɪstin/ , /ˈfɪlɪstaɪn/ , /ˈfɪlɪˌstaɪn/
  • (derogatory) Ignorant or uneducated; specifically, lacking appreciation for or antagonistic towards art or culture, and having pedestrian tastes.
 moukkamainen

Philistine adjective

  /-lə-/ , /-stin/ , /fɪˈlɪstin/ , /ˈfɪlɪstaɪn/ , /ˈfɪlɪˌstaɪn/
  • (historical) Originating from ancient Philistia; of or pertaining to the ancient Philistines.
 filistealainen

Philistine noun

  /-lə-/ , /-stin/ , /fɪˈlɪstin/ , /ˈfɪlɪstaɪn/ , /ˈfɪlɪˌstaɪn/
  • (historical) A non-Semitic person from ancient Philistia, a region in the southwest Levant in the Middle East.
 filistealainen

philistine noun

  /-lə-/ , /-stin/ , /fɪˈlɪstin/ , /ˈfɪlɪstaɪn/ , /ˈfɪlɪˌstaɪn/
  • (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.
 filisteri, moukka

philistinism noun

  • A materialistic attitude accompanied by ignorance of artistic or cultural matters.
 filistealaisuus
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