philistinism

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Noun

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun philistinism has 1 sense

philistinism(n = noun.state) materialism - a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters; Array

is a kind of desire

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CIDE DICTIONARY

philistinism, n.

The condition, character, aims, and habits of the class called Philistines. See Philistine, 3. Carlyle. [1913 Webster]

"On the side of beauty and taste, vulgarity; on the side of morals and feeling, coarseness; on the side of mind and spirit, unintelligence, -- this is Philistinism." [1913 Webster]

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