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nouna person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits
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adjectivesmug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values
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nouna member of an Aegean people who settled ancient Philistia around the 12th century BCtype of:
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of or relating to ancient Philistia or its culture or its people
Definition that contains philistine
- david (Old Testament) the 2nd king of the Israelites; as a young shepherd he fought Goliath (a giant Philistine warrior) and killed him by hitting him in the head with a stone flung from a sling; he united Israel with Jerusalem as its capital; many of the Psalms are attributed to David (circa 1000-962 BC)
- saul (Old Testament) the first king of the Israelites who defended Israel against many enemies (especially the Philistines)
- samson (Old Testament) a judge of Israel who performed herculean feats of strength against the Philistines until he was betrayed to them by his mistress Delilah
- goliath (Old Testament) a giant Philistine warrior who was slain by David with a slingshot
- delilah (Old Testament) the Philistine mistress of Samson who betrayed him by cutting off his hair and so deprived him of his strength
- dagon god of agriculture and the earth; national god of Philistines