Thesaurus: philistine

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1. n. A native or an inhabitant of ancient Philistia, a coast region of southern Palestine.
2. n. A bailiff.
3. n. 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.
4. a. Of or pertaining to the Philistines.
5. a. Uncultured; commonplace.
6. adj. of or relating to ancient Philistia or its culture or its people
7. n. a member of an Aegean people who settled ancient Philistia around the 12th century BC
8. adj. smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values
9. n. a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits
10. 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. 1. Of or pertaining to the Philistines. 2. Uncultured; commonplace.
11. n:100 n. a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits n. a member of an Aegean people who settled ancient Philistia around the 12th century BC a. of or relating to ancient Philistia or its culture or its people