philiströs
German
Etymology
Derived from the German noun Philister: philistr- + -ös. For the etymology of Philister, see English Philistine.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [filɪsˈtʁøːs]
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Adjective
philiströs (strong nominative masculine singular philiströser, comparative philiströser, superlative am philiströsesten)
- bigoted, narrow-minded
- Synonyms: spießbürgerlich, philisterhaft, kleinbürgerlich, engstirnig, engherzig, banausenhaft, hausbacken, pedantisch
- 1919, Rudolf Steiner, Allgemeine Menschenkunde als Grundlage der Pädagogik, Dornach, published 1992, page 143:
- Es kann aber nur Abhilfe geschaffen werden, wenn der Lehrer, der Unterrichtende, sich selbst fortwährend herausheben will aus dem Hausbackenen, Pedantischen, Philiströsen.
- This can only be solved if the teacher constantly releases himself from – or lifts himself out of – what is unadventurous, pedantic, narrow-minded.
Declension
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Related terms
- Philister, Philisterin, Philisterium
Further reading
- “philiströs” in Duden online
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