philistines

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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.

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Synonyms

heathen anti-intellectual lowbrow nonintellectual uncircumcised philistia amorites canaanite religion assyrian captivity babylonian captivity kassites israelites hittites sargonid dynasty hyksos ten lost tribes sea peoples

Associated

philistine gath mizpah jawbone samson canaan dagon goliath phoenicians israelite saul

Rhymes

keens leans demeans marines machines smithereens teens beans queens jeans

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