transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfi-lə-ˌstēn; fə-ˈlis-tən, -ˌtēn; ˈfi-lə-stən ]
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 capitalized
• phi·lis·tin·ism -lə-ˌstē-ˌni-zəm; -ˈlis-tə-, -ˌtē-, -lə-stə- noun , often capitalized