philistinism

English

Etymology

philistine +‎ -ism

Noun

philistinism (countable and uncountable, plural philistinisms)

A materialistic attitude accompanied by ignorance of artistic or cultural matters.

Translations

philistinism

Finnish: filistealaisuus
French: béotisme (fr) m
German: Banausentum n, Banausie f, Philisterei f, Spießbürgertum n
Polish: mieszczaństwo (pl) n
Russian: меща́нство (ru) n (meščánstvo), фили́стерство (ru) n (filísterstvo)
Volapük: filist (vo)

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