philistine
21philistine — adjective see Philistine …
22Philistine — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. vandal; bigot, yahoo, vulgarian, barbarian. See vulgarity, mediocrity, misjudgment. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) also philistine noun An unrefined, rude person: barbarian, boor, chuff, churl, vulgarian,… …
23philistine — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. conformist, conventionalist, pedant; see follower , sycophant . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. ignoramus, boor, *yahoo, *low brow, barbarian. ANT.: highbrow III (Roget s Thesaurus II) also Philistine adjective Lacking in… …
24Philistine — [ fɪlɪstʌɪn] noun 1》 a member of a non Semitic people of ancient Palestine who came into conflict with the Israelites. 2》 (philistine) a person who is hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts. Derivatives philistinism stɪnɪz(ə)m noun Word… …
25philistine — noun (C) someone who does not like or understand art, literature, music etc philistine adjective philistinism noun (U) …
26philistine — n. & adj. n. 1 a member of a people opposing the Israelites in ancient Palestine. 2 (usu. philistine) a person who is hostile or indifferent to culture, or one whose interests or tastes are commonplace or material. adj. hostile or indifferent to… …
27Philistine — n. & adj. n. 1 a member of a people opposing the Israelites in ancient Palestine. 2 (usu. philistine) a person who is hostile or indifferent to culture, or one whose interests or tastes are commonplace or material. adj. hostile or indifferent to… …
28Philistine Bichrome ware — refers to the pottery group associated with the Philistine settlements during the Iron Age I period in ancient Canaan (ca. 1200 1000 BCE). Considered to be the direct descendant of imported MYCIIIC:1b pottery (MYC = Mycenaean), which was… …
29Philistine language — Infobox Language name=Philistine region=Formerly spoken in southwestern Palestine extinct=5th century BC familycolor=Afro Asiatic fam2=Semitic fam3=West Semitic fam4=Central Semitic fam5=Northwest Semitic fam6=Canaanite iso2=sem iso3=The… …
30Philistine captivity of the Ark — The Philistine captivity of the Ark was an episode in the history of the Israelites, in which the Ark of the covenant was in the possession of the Philistines, who had captured it after defeating the Israelites in a battle at a location between… …
