n.
Pronunciation: ' fi-l ə - ˌ st ē n; f ə - ' lis-t ə n, - ˌ t ē n; ' fi-l ə -st ə n
Function: noun
Date: 14th century
1 : a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia
2 often not capitalized a : a person who is guided by materialism and is usually disdainful of intellectual or artistic values b : one uninformed in a special area of knowledge
– philistine adjective often cap
– phi · lis · tin · ism \ -l ə - ˌ st ē - ˌ ni-z ə m; - ' lis-t ə -, - ˌ t ē -, -l ə -st ə - \ noun often cap