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philistine
('f/I/l/@/,st/i/n )

adjective (a)

  • of or relating to ancient Philistia or its culture or its people(adj.pert)
    source: wordnet30
  • Of or pertaining to the Philistines.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits(noun.person)
    source: wordnet30
  • a member of an Aegean people who settled ancient Philistia around the 12th century BC(noun.person)
    source: wordnet30
  • A native or an inhabitant of ancient Philistia, a coast region of southern Palestine.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values(adj.all)
    source: wordnet30
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