philistinism en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English philistine Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English philistinism From philistine + -ism.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A materialistic attitude accompanied by ignorance of artistic or cultural matters.
It's impossible to tell the story of flamenco without talking about Lorca, who found in it a source of inspiration in a lifelong political-cultural-sexual struggle against bourgeois philistinism.
2010 February 5, Mike Marqusee, “Flamenco's humane roots”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 23 Jan 2023:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| philistinisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (12)
de Philisterei (philistinism) · pl mieszczaństwo (philistinism) · de Banausentum (philistinism) · fr béotisme (philistinism) · ru меща́нство (philistinism) · fi filistealaisuus (philistinism) · vo filist (philistinism) · de Banausie (philistinism) · mhr мещанстве (philistinism) · pt filistinismo (philistinism) · ru фили́стерство (philistinism) · de Spießbürgertum (philistinism)