Definition
People who are hostile or indifferent to art, culture, and intellectual pursuits; those seen as uncultured or ignorant.
Etymology
From the Philistines, an ancient people who lived in what is now Israel/Palestine and were often portrayed as enemies of the Israelites in biblical texts. Later, 18th-century German intellectuals used 'Philister' to mock non-students, and it evolved to mean anyone lacking cultural refinement.
Kelly Says
It's wild that a real ancient civilization became a permanent insult for being 'uncultured'—mostly because the Bible portrayed them as enemies! The Philistines were probably just as civilized as their neighbors, but their reputation was literally written by the winners of history.
Translations
ARالعربية
فيلسّطينيون
fi-lis-tin-yun
BNবাংলা
ফিলিস্তিনি
fi-li-sti-ni
CACatalà
filisteus
fi-li-ste-us
CSČeština
Filistejci
fi-li-stej-tsi
DADansk
filisteere
fi-li-stɛr-ə
DEDeutsch
Philister
fi-li-stər
ELΕλληνικά
Φιλίστειοι
fi-li-ste-oi
ESEspañol
filisteos
fil-is-tee-ohs
FAفارسی
فلسطینی
fi-li-sti-ni
FISuomi
filistealaiset
fi-li-stee-lai-set
FRFrançais
Philistins
fi-list-ɛ̃
GUGU
ફિલીસ્તીન
fi-li-sti-n
HAHA
Philistine
fi-li-stin
HEעברית
פלשתינים
pəl-ʃtə-jɪnɪm
HIहिन्दी
फ़िलिस्तीनी
fi-li-sti-nee
HUMagyar
filiszteusok
fi-li-ste-u-sok
IDBahasa Indonesia
Philistine
fi-lis-tin
IGIG
Philistine
fi-li-stin
ITItaliano
Filistei
fi-lis-tei
JA日本語
フィリスティニ
fi-ri-su-ti-ni
KKKK
Филлистим
fi-li-sti-m
KMKM
ពិលិស្ទីន
pi-lis-tee-n
KO한국어
필리스틴
pil-li-seu-tin
MRMR
फिलिस्तीनी
fi-li-sti-nee
MSBahasa Melayu
Philistine
fi-li-stin
MYမြန်မာ
ဖီလစ္စတီး
fi-la-s-tee
NLNederlands
Philister
fi-li-stər
NONorsk
filisteer
fi-li-stær
PAPA
ਫ਼ਿਲਸਤੀਨੀ
fi-li-s-tee-nee
PLPolski
Filistejczycy
fi-li-stej-t͡ʃy-tsy
PTPortuguês
filisteus
fi-li-ste-us
RORomână
filistei
fi-li-stei
RUРусский
Филлистимляне
fi-li-sti-mlyane
SVSvenska
filisteer
fi-li-stər
SWKiswahili
Philistine
fi-li-stin
TAதமிழ்
பிலிஸ்தீனிகள்
pi-li-s-thee-ni-gikal
TEతెలుగు
ఫిలిస్టీనీలు
fi-li-s-tee-nee-lu
THไทย
ฟิลิสไทน์
fi-li-saitn
TRTürkçe
Filistinler
fi-li-stin-ler
UKУкраїнська
філістимляни
fi-li-sti-mlyany
URاردو
فلسطین
fi-li-sti-n
VITiếng Việt
Phili-stin
fi-li-stin
YOYO
Philistine
fi-li-stin
ZUZU
Philistine
fi-li-stin