| Word | philistine |
|---|---|
| Definition | n. One who is uninterested in or actively hostile to culture and the arts. |
| Sentence | Much like their bourgeois counterparts, they [self-educated people] felt alienated from their class and pressured to conform to philistine values. |
| Source | The Intellectual Life of the British Working Classes, Jonathan Rose |
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