Philistine
Example Sentences
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Simply put, if you can’t take Duchamp or conceptual art seriously, you are a philistine, by the definition of the art world.
From Washington Post • Dec. 17, 2022
The issue here, then, may be that I am a philistine.
From New York Times • Mar. 12, 2021
Literature, cinema and theater are seen as beacons of enlightenment in a philistine world.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2020
It ill behoves either him or Bruckner to try to frame this as evidence of a vindictive philistine world.
From The Guardian • Sep. 1, 2019
At first glance classic style sounds naive and philistine, suited only to a world of concrete goings-on.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
