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The condition, character, aims, and habits of the class called Philistines. See Philistine, 3.

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  1. n. The class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/condition">condition, class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/character">character, aims, and habits of the class called Philistines. See Philistine, 3.
  2. n. a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters
  3. The class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/condition">condition, class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/character">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.
  4. The class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/condition">condition, class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/character">character, aims, and habits of the class calledPhilistines. See Philistine, 3. [Recent] Carlyle.On the side of beauty and taste, vulgarity; on the side of morals andfeeling, coarseness; on the side of mind and spirit, unintelligence,-- this is Philistinism. M. Arnold.
  5. n:100 n a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters