Adjective: philistine 'fi-lu,steen [N. Amer], 'fi-li,stIn [Brit]
- Smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values
"His philistine attitude towards classical music was disappointing";
- anti-intellectual
- A person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits
"He was regarded as a philistine by his more cultured colleagues";
- anti-intellectual, lowbrow
- Of or relating to ancient Philistia or its culture or its people
"Archaeologists uncovered Philistine pottery at the excavation site"
Derived forms: philistines, Philistines
See also: nonintellectual, unintellectual
Type of: denizen, dweller, habitant, indweller, inhabitant, pleb [informal], plebeian
Encyclopedia: Philistine