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PRONUNCIATION OF PHILISTINISM

Philistinism  [ˈfɪlɪstɪˌnɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PHILISTINISM

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Philistinism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PHILISTINISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Philistinism

In the fields of philosophy and æsthetics, the term philistinism describes "the manners, habits, and character, or mode of thinking of a philistine"; the social attitude of anti-intellectualism that undervalues and despises art, beauty, spirituality, and intellect. The philistine is the man or woman who is smugly narrow of mind and of conventional morality whose materialistic views and tastes indicate a lack of and an indifference towards cultural and æsthetic values. Since the 19th century, the contemporary denotation of philistinism, as the behaviour of "ignorant, ill-behaved persons lacking in culture or artistic appreciation, and only concerned with materialistic values" derives from Matthew Arnold's adaptation to English of the German word Philister — as applied by university students in their antagonistic relations with the townspeople of Jena, Germany, where, in 1689, a row resulted in several deaths. In the aftermath, the university cleric addressed the town-vs-gown matter with an admonishing sermon "The Philistines be upon thee", drawn from the Book of Judges, of the Christian Old Testament.

Definition of Philistinism in the English dictionary

The definition of Philistinism in the dictionary is the attitude or quality of not caring about, understanding, or liking good art, music, or literature.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PHILISTINISM


alpinism
ˈælpɪˌnɪzəm
brominism
ˈbrəʊmɪˌnɪzəm
Calvinism
ˈkælvɪˌnɪzəm
chauvinism
ˈʃəʊvɪˌnɪzəm
cretinism
ˈkrɛtɪˌnɪzəm
Darwinism
ˈdɑːwɪˌnɪzəm
determinism
dɪˈtɜːmɪˌnɪzəm
diclinism
ˈdaɪklɪˌnɪzəm
ecofeminism
ˌiːkəʊˈfɛmɪˌnɪzəm
feminism
ˈfɛmɪˌnɪzəm
Hellenism
ˈhɛlɪˌnɪzəm
hyperinsulinism
ˌhaɪpərˈɪnsjʊlɪˌnɪzəm
illuminism
ɪˈluːmɪˌnɪzəm
indeterminism
ˌɪndɪˈtɜːmɪˌnɪzəm
Jainism
ˈdʒaɪˌnɪzəm
Latinism
ˈlætɪˌnɪzəm
Leninism
ˈlɛnɪˌnɪzəm
Stalinism
ˈstɑːlɪˌnɪzəm
strychninism
ˈstrɪknɪˌnɪzəm
vulpinism
ˈvʌlpɪˌnɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PHILISTINISM

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Philip V
Philip VI
Philippe
Philippeville
Philippi
Philippian
Philippians
philippic
Philippics
philippina
Philippine
Philippine mahogany
Philippine Sea
Philippines
Philippopolis
Philistia
Philistian
Philistine
Phillip

WORDS THAT END LIKE PHILISTINISM

actinism
albinism
antifeminism
Brahminism
caffeinism
diactinism
economic determinism
griffinism
Jacobinism
libertinism
luminism
male chauvinism
mandarinism
Marxism-Leninism
mechanism
Molinism
Neo-Darwinism
nicotinism
post-feminism
routinism
terminism

Synonyms and antonyms of Philistinism in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Philistinism» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

庸俗
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

filisteísmo
570 millions of speakers

English

Philistinism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

टुटपुँजियेपन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التحفظ والتشبث بالتقاليد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Мещанство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

filisteísmo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Philistinism
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

philistinisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Filsafinisme
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Spießertum
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Philistinism
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Philistinism
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Filippinisme
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Philistinism
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கலையார்வமின்மையுடன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पश्चात्ताप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cahillik ve zevksizlik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Philistinism
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mieszczaństwo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

міщанство
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

filistinism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φιλισταιισμός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

platvoersdheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kälkborgerligheten
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spissborgerlighet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Philistinism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PHILISTINISM»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PHILISTINISM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Philistinism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PHILISTINISM»

Discover the use of Philistinism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Philistinism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Philistinism: Plain Words Concerning Certain Forms of Modern ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Richard Heber Newton, 2012
2
Where have all the intellectuals gone?: confronting 21st ...
The intellectual is an endangered species.
Frank Füredi, 2004
3
Philistinism in England and America
Contains the lectures Arnold gave during his tour of America along with essays on theater and a "Comment on Christmas."
Matthew Arnold, Robert Henry Super, 1974
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Where Have All the Intellectuals Gone?: Confronting 21st ...
In this urgent and passionate book, Frank Furedi explains the essential contribution of intellectuals both to culture and to democracy - and why we need to recreate a public sphere in which intellectuals and the general public can talk to ...
Frank Furedi, 2006
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The Philistine Controversy
Believing that philistinism was not mere vulgarity but 'the antithesis par excellence of aesthetic behaviour', Adorno expressed interest in studying the phenomenon as a via negativa to the aesthetic.1 But the project remained unrealized, and ...
Dave Beech, 2002
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Vladimir Nabokov: The American Years
Philistinism he saw as the exact reverse, a closing of the imagination, a habit of taking things for granted or at second hand, a desire to conform, a desire to impress oneself and others with sham, unexamined values. He referred to the ...
Brian Boyd, 1993
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Total Truth
Similarly, if from the contrary standpoints of sensuality, we should distinguish between primary and secondary orders of barbarism and philistinism, with the primary orders appertaining to females in the freedom and binding of crime and evil, ...
John O'Loughlin, 2011
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Pedagogies of Disaster:
Bull argues that Nietzsche's reflections on cultural philistinism and his proposition regarding the aesthetic justification of the world represent not the completion of nihilism but an attempt to arrest or suspend it, since his celebration of the ...
The Department of Eagles, Vincent W.J. van Gerven Oei, Nico Jenkins, 2013
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Cultural Conservatism, Political Liberalism: From Criticism ...
And yet some of Susan Sontag's own most highly charged terms of praise and condemnation are derived from the vocabulary of Matthew Arnold, especially from his critique of philistinism but also from his emphasis on "high seriousness.
James Seaton, 1996
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Opus Postscriptum
NATURE AND PHILISTINISM It has been said that philistinism is undesirable because too naturalistic or insufficiently cultural, and so, up to a point, it is. But philistinism is not naturalism or the same as being too natural, since 'the philistine ' is, ...
John O'Loughlin, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PHILISTINISM»

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Playwright asks: Where is our courage?
The war we all need to be fighting is that in defeat of dreariness, of the euphoric against the pedestrian, of the imagination against philistinism, ... «InDaily, Jul 15»
2
Versailles doesn't need the art work of Anish Kapoor
At Chantilly, the commune has just floated a plan of consummate philistinism, a parking lot in the remains of Le Nôtre's original reservoir, ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
3
Blake Bailey
“Pnin” is foremost about the pain of exile—one aspect of which, for the title character, is the philistinism embodied by the Winds, who are taxed ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
4
Just What Makes a 'Good European'?
... the century” and proposed the idea of the good European as a means of curing what he saw as its principal symptom — cultural philistinism. «Foreign Policy, Jul 15»
5
Cracks are visible in Kotla Mohsin Khan, a historic gate, located on …
... Peshawar city have been lost owing to lack of public awareness and official negligence and philistinism over the last one and a half decade. «DAWN.com, Jul 15»
6
Summer reading countdown: The 5 most entertaining literary classics
Part of the fault lies with the American educational system, which instills philistinism from an early age by selecting some of the dreariest old ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
7
Emergency (1975-77): Mainstream's Rewarding Struggle
It is no truism to say that this nation faces today the most formidable challenge from political philistinism since the one that faced Jawaharlal ... «Mainstream, Jun 15»
8
Death Penalty Splits the Court
Thomas didn't rebuke Kennedy for his literary Philistinism. But he did write a paragraph redolent of his Brumfield opinion: “The ... «Bloomberg View, Jun 15»
9
From the archive: Christopher Hitchens on Prince Charles
This philistinism is a big mistake. First, the Palace still retains considerable political reserve influence, through the Royal Prerogative and ... «New Statesman, Jun 15»
10
How Ireland was robbed of Hugh Lane's great art collection
And a certain current of conservatism, not to say Philistinism, persisted: not helped when Lane tried to get the avant-garde Irish novelist George ... «The Guardian, May 15»

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