Overview of noun philistine

The noun philistine has 2 senses

• philistine, anti-intellectual, lowbrow -- (a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits)


• Philistine -- (a member of an Aegean people who settled ancient Philistia around the 12th century BC)

Overview of adj philistine

The adj philistine has 2 senses

• Philistine -- (of or relating to ancient Philistia or its culture or its people)


• anti-intellectual, philistine -- (smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values)