What is the meaning of Philistine?

noun

  • A person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits.
  • A member of an Aegean people who settled ancient Philistia around the 12th century BC.

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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