'Philistinism' definitions:
Definition of 'philistinism'
From: WordNet
noun
A desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters [syn: materialism, philistinism]
Definition of 'Philistinism'
From: GCIDE
- Philistinism \Phi*lis"tin*ism\, n. The condition, character, aims, and habits of the class called Philistines. See Philistine, 3. [Recent] --Carlyle. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]