philistine

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/ˈfɪlɪstaɪn/ English

Definitions

noun

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.

adjective

Ignorant or uneducated; specifically, lacking appreciation for or antagonistic towards art or culture, and having pedestrian tastes.

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Synonyms

heathen philistinic philistinish anti-intellectual lowbrow nonintellectual pentapolis uncircumcised philistian philosemite philonist philiac philologaster syrophœnician philippizer philologer pharian philthadelphia

Associated

bichrome gath philistines canaanite dagon israelite goliath samson israelites canaan saul phoenician

Rhymes

keen obscene mean byzantine libertine careen lean demean preen glean

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