philistinism : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: philistinism	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for philistinism
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
philistinism n a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters Synonym(s): materialism, philistinism
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Philistinism \Philis"tinism\, n. The condition, character, aims, and habits of the class called Philistines. See {Philistine}, 3. [Recent] --Carlyle. 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. --M. Arnold.