n. one who is indifferent to or disdainful of intellectual values; adj. smugly ignorant of artistic or intellectual qualities
The philistine proposal to close the art museum angered local residents.
The philistine proposal to close the art museum angered local residents.
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indifferent; coarse; crass
intellectual
3 syllables
phil-is-tine
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