Definition of Philistinism
Phi`lis´tin`ism
n.
1.
The
condition
,
character
,
aims
,
and
habits
of
the
class
called
Philistines
.
See
Philistine
,
3
.
On
the
side
of
beauty
and
taste
,
vulgarity
;
on
the
side
of
morals
and
feeling
,
coarseness
;
on
the
side
of
mind
and
spirit
,
unintelligence
, -
this
is
Philistinism
.
- M. Arnold.
Related Words
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,
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