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Philistine
philistine
(philistines) 1. If you call someone a philistine, you mean that they do not care about or understand good art, music, or literature, and do not think that they are important. N-COUNT c darkgreen]disapproval 2. You can use philistine to describe people or organizations who you think do not care about or understand the value of good art, music, or literature. ...a philistine government that allowed the arts to decline. ADJ: ADJ n c darkgreen]disapproval
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adjective see Philistine PHILISTINE noun Date: 14th century 1. a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia 2. often not capitalized a. a person who is guided by materialism and is usually disdainful of intellectual or artistic values b. one uninformed in a special area of knowledge • philistine adjective, often capitalized • philistinism noun, often capitalized ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & adj. --n. 1 a member of a people opposing the Israelites in ancient Palestine. 2 (usu. philistine) a person who is hostile or indifferent to culture, or one whose interests or tastes are commonplace or material. --adj. hostile or indifferent to culture, commonplace, prosaic. Derivatives philistinism n. Etymology: ME f. F Philistin or LL Philistinus f. Gk Philistinos = Palaistinos f. Heb. pelist{icirc} ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. (P.) филистимлянин 2. филистер, обыватель, мещанин philistines who opposed everything new and creative in art —- обыватели, которые выступали против всего нового и творческого в искусстве 3. враг номер один (критик, судебный пристав и т. п.) Id: to fall among philistines —- попасть в руки врагов; попасть в переделку, попасть в тяжелое положение 4. (P.) относящийся к филистимлянам 5. филистерский, обывательский, мещанский ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) филистер, обыватель, мещанин 2) joc. (беспощадный) враг (напр., критик, бейлиф и т.п.) 3) bibl. филистимлянин - fall among Philistines 2. adj. филистерский, обывательский, мещанский ...Англо-русский словарь
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~ n someone who does not like or understand art, literature, music etc - ~ adj - philistinism n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1827, "person deficient in liberal culture," from Ger. Philister "enemy of God's word," lit. "Philistine," inhabitants of a Biblical land, neighbors (and enemies) of Israel, from Heb. Pelishtim, "people of Pelesheth" ("Philistia"). Popularized in Ger. student slang (supposedly first in Jena, late 17c.) as a contemptuous term for "townies," and hence, by extension, "any uncultured person." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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