philistine

's mind is the creature of its environment, following the fashion in thought, feeling and sentiment. He is sometimes learned, frequently prosperous, commonly clean and always solemn.

PHILISTINE, n. One whose mind is the creature of its environment, following the fashion in thought, feeling and sentiment. He is sometimes learned, frequently prosperous, commonly clean and always solemn.

is a person not blessed with your bigotries

is a person with low tastes, such as an opera enthusiast.

is a term of reproach used by prigs to designate certain people they do not like.

is an uncouth bully who knocks the glasses off the sensitive little bookworm, then proceeds to outearn him, outlive him and have more fun in the process.

The uncouth bully who knocks the glasses off the sensitive little bookworm, then proceeds to outearn him, outlive him and have more fun in the process.

is what we call bores, dullards, children of darkness.

is a term of contempt applied by prigs to the rest of their species.

is a man who gets bored and seeks things that will not bore him. Things bore the artist, but he never gets bored.

The Philistine gets bored and seeks things that will not bore him. Things bore the artist, but he never gets bored.

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