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English adjective: Philistine

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

2. philistine smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values


Synonymsanti-intellectual


Similarnonintellectual


Antonymsintellectual


English noun: philistine

1. philistine (person) a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits


Synonymsanti-intellectual, lowbrow


Broader (hypernym)pleb, plebeian

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


Broader (hypernym)denizen, dweller, habitant, indweller, inhabitant









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