- 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. Source: opted
- 2. n. a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters Source: wordnet
- 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. Source: webster
- 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. Source: adambom
- 5. n:100 n a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters Source: ecdict
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