transcription, транскрипция: [ fɪlɪstaɪn, AM -sti:n ]
( philistines)
1.
If you call someone a philistine , you mean that they do not care about or understand good art, music, or literature, and do not think that they are important.
N-COUNT [ disapproval ]
2.
You can use philistine to describe people or organizations who you think do not care about or understand the value of good art, music, or literature.
...a philistine government that allowed the arts to decline.
ADJ : ADJ n [ disapproval ]