philistine

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philistine

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(Noun) One who is disdainful of artistic or intellectual values. Proud of being uninformed in or ignorant of some area of knowledge, often also materialistic.

Usage: As the son and grandson of ignorant people who were proud of their ignorance, he grew up as a dyed in the wool philistine. He held the limited viewpoints of a typical philistine.

philistine

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(Noun) an ignorant person

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