Dictionary definition · Philistine
noun
- a member of an Aegean people who settled ancient Philistia around the 12th century BC
- a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits
adjective
- of or relating to ancient Philistia or its culture or its people
- smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).