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1 Philistine
noun* * *Phil·is·tine[ˈfɪlɪstaɪn, AM -sti:n]* * *['fIlIstaɪn]1. adj (fig)kulturlos, philisterhaft (geh)tell that philistine friend of yours... — sag deinem Freund, diesem Banausen...
2. n1) (lit)Philistine — Philister( in) m(f)
* * *A s1. BIBEL Philister mb) Banause m, Banausin fa) philisterhaft, spießbürgerlich,b) banausisch* * *noun* * *n.Philister m.Spießbürger m.Spießer - m. -
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1. noun, pl. same2) (person with conventional ideas, selfish materialist) Spießbürger, der (abwertend); Spießer, der/Spießerin, die (abwertend)2. adjective1) (middle-class) bürgerlich2) (conventional, selfishly materialist) spießbürgerlich (abwertend)* * *bour·geois[ˈbɔ:ʒwɑ:, AM ˈbʊrʒ-]I. adj1. (middle-class) bürgerlichII. n* * *['bʊəZwAː]1. nBürger(in) m(f), Bourgeois m (ESP SOCIOL); (pej) Spießbürger(in) m(f), Spießer m2. adjbürgerlich; (pej) spießbürgerlich, spießig* * *bourgeois1 [ˈbʊə(r)ʒwɑː] SOZIOL pejA s Bourgeois m, etablierter, konventionell ausgerichteter BürgerB adj bourgeois, konventionell ausgerichtetbourgeois2 [bɜːˈdʒɔıs; US bɜr-] TYPO, HISTA s Borgis f (Schriftgrad)B adj in Borgislettern gedruckt* * *1. noun, pl. same2) (person with conventional ideas, selfish materialist) Spießbürger, der (abwertend); Spießer, der/Spießerin, die (abwertend)2. adjective1) (middle-class) bürgerlich2) (conventional, selfishly materialist) spießbürgerlich (abwertend)* * *n.Bürger - m.Spießer - m. -
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1) ( middle-class) bürgerlich;
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philistine — (n.) person deficient in liberal culture, 1827, originally in Carlyle, popularized by him and Matthew Arnold, from Ger. Philister enemy of God s word, lit. Philistine, inhabitants of a Biblical land, neighbors (and enemies) of Israel (see… … Etymology dictionary
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philistine — I noun artless person, conformist, conventionalist, nouveau riche, social climber, traditionalist II index ordinary Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Philistine — n in the Bible, a member of a race of people who lived in Palestine, and who were the enemies of the ↑Israelites … Dictionary of contemporary English
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philistine — n *obscurantist, barbarian … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Philistine — [fil′i stēn΄, fil′istīn΄; fi lis′tin, fi lis′tēn΄] n. [ME < LL(Ec) Philistinus, usually pl. Philistini < LGr (Josephus) philistinoi < Heb p lishtim; akin to PALESTINE] 1. a member of a non Semitic people that lived in Philistia and… … English World dictionary
Philistine — Phil·is·tine (fĭl’ĭ stēn′, fĭ lĭs’tĭn, tēn′) n. 1) A member of a people, perhaps of Aegean origin, who settled ancient Philistia around the 12th century BC. 2) often philistine A person who is smugly indifferent or hostile to art and culture. adj … Word Histories