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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits;
[syn: philistine, anti-intellectual, lowbrow]

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


ADJECTIVE (2)

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

2. smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values;
[syn: anti-intellectual, philistine]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Philistine \Phi*lis"tine\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to the Philistines. [1913 Webster] 2. Uncultured; commonplace. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Philistine \Phi*lis"tine\, n. [L. Philistinus, Heb. Phlishth[imac], pl. Phlishth[imac]m.] 1. A native or an inhabitant of ancient Philistia, a coast region of southern Palestine. [1913 Webster] 2. A bailiff. [Cant, Eng.] [Obs.] --Swift. [1913 Webster] 3. A person deficient in liberal culture and refinement; one without appreciation of the nobler aspirations and sentiments of humanity; one whose scope is limited to selfish and material interests. [Recent] --M. Arnold. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Philistine adj 1: of or relating to ancient Philistia or its culture or its people 2: smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values [syn: anti-intellectual, philistine] n 1: a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits [syn: philistine, anti-intellectual, lowbrow] 2: a member of an Aegean people who settled ancient Philistia around the 12th century BC
The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906):

PHILISTINE, n. One whose mind is the creature of its environment, following the fashion in thought, feeling and sentiment. He is sometimes learned, frequently prosperous, commonly clean and always solemn.