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Definitions of philistine in various dictionaries:
noun - a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits
noun - a member of an Aegean people who settled ancient Philistia around the 12th century BC
adj - of or relating to ancient Philistia or its culture or its people
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| By nationality, the guy in the foreground in the Biblical illustration seen here is a ____ :(David and Goliath) |
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| a person who is hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts. |
| Lacking in appreciation for art or culture |
| Alternative capitalization of Philistine |
| a person who refuses to see the beauty or the value of art or culture: |
| one of a race of people who lived in the area near the coast of the southeast Mediterranean in ancient times and were often at war with the Israelites |
| a person who enjoys only popular entertainment but does not appreciate art, literature, or music of high quality |
| a member of an Aegean people who settled ancient philistia around the 12th century BC |
| a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits |
| of or relatin to ancient Philistia or the the culture of the Philistines |
| smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values |
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| The Philistines were an ancient people known for their conflict with the Israelites described in the Bible. The primary source about the Philistines is the Hebrew Bible, but they are first attested in reliefs at the Temple of Ramses III at Medinet Habu, where they are called Peleset (), accepted as cognate with Hebrew P'léet. The parallel Assyrian term is Palastu (), Piliti (), or Pilistu ().The first reference to Philistines in the Hebrew Bible is in the Table of Nations, where they are said to descend from Casluhim, son of Mizraim (Egypt). However, the Philistines of Genesis who are friendly to Abraham are identified by rabbinic sources as distinct from the warlike people described in Deuteronomistic history. Deuteronomist sources describe the "Five Lords of the Philistines" as based in five city-states of the southwestern Levant: Gaza, Ashkelon, Ashdod, Ekron, and Gath, from Wadi Gaza in the south to the Yarqon River in the north. This description portrays them at one period of tim |