Associations to the word «Philistine»

Wiktionary

PHILISTINE, noun. (usually capitalized) A person from ancient Philistia.
PHILISTINE, noun. (usually uncapitalized) 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.
PHILISTINE, adjective. Hostile to or lacking in appreciation for art or culture, or having no understanding of them
PHILISTINE, noun. Alternative letter-case form of Philistine

Dictionary definition

PHILISTINE, noun. A person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits.
PHILISTINE, noun. A member of an Aegean people who settled ancient Philistia around the 12th century BC.
PHILISTINE, adjective. Of or relating to ancient Philistia or its culture or its people.
PHILISTINE, adjective. Smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values.

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope