Associations to the word «Philistinism»

Wiktionary

PHILISTINISM, noun. A materialistic attitude accompanied by ignorance of artistic or cultural matters

Dictionary definition

PHILISTINISM, noun. A desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley