Meaning & use
philistine
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A person who is indifferent or hostile to art, literature, and culture.
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He dismissed the critics as philistines who didn't understand modern art.
She refused to be called a philistine just because she preferred pop music to opera.
A note on using this word
Capitalized as 'Philistine,' the word refers to an ancient people of the eastern Mediterranean; lowercase 'philistine' is the everyday sense used in cultural criticism.
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aestheteconnoisseur
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