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Philistine
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Meaning
Noun
●
In People:
A non-Semitic person from
ancient
Philistia, a
region
in the
southwest
Levant in the Middle East.
●
An
opponent
(of the
speaker
,
writer
, etc); an
enemy
, a foe.
●
In German
universities
: a person not associated with the
university
; a
non-academic
or non-student; a townsperson.
●
Alternative letter-case form of
philistine
(“a person who is
ignorant
or
uneducated
;
specifically
, a person who
lacks
appreciation
of or is
antagonistic
towards
art
or
culture
, and who has
pedestrian
tastes”)
⚠️
In People:
A person who is
ignorant
or
uneducated
;
specifically
, a person who
lacks
appreciation
of or is
antagonistic
towards
art
or
culture
, and who has
pedestrian
tastes.
Adj
●
Originating from
ancient
Philistia; of or
pertaining
to the
ancient
Philistines.
●
Alternative letter-case form of
philistine
(“ignorant or
uneducated
;
specifically
,
lacking
appreciation
for or
antagonistic
towards
art
or
culture
, and having
pedestrian
tastes”).
⚠️
Ignorant or
uneducated
;
specifically
,
lacking
appreciation
for or
antagonistic
towards
art
or
culture
, and having
pedestrian
tastes.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Related
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Related words may be derogatory, vulgar, or offensive
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