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philistine

/'f/I/l/@/,st/i/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. of or relating to ancient Philistia or its culture or its people

    adj.pert

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. Of or pertaining to the Philistines.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

noun

  1. a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits

    noun.person

    Synonyms anti-intellectual lowbrow

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. a member of an Aegean people who settled ancient Philistia around the 12th century BC

    noun.person

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. A native or an inhabitant of ancient Philistia, a coast region of southern Palestine.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values

    adj.all

    Synonyms anti-intellectual

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

philippiumphilippizephilippopolisphilippus aureolus paracelsusphilisterphilistiaphilistinismphillidaephillips screwphillips screwdriverphillipsitephillis wheatley

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