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Philistia

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• Philistian

  [fi-lis-tee-uh] /fɪˈlɪs ti ə/ noun 1. an ancient country on the E coast of the Mediterranean. /fɪˈlɪstɪən/ adjective 1. of or relating to Philistia, an ancient country in Palestine, or its inhabitants /fɪˈlɪstɪə/ noun 1. an ancient country on the coast of SW Palestine =Palestine (q.v.), “the land of the Philistines” (Ps. 60:8; 87:4; 108:9). […]

• Philistine

  [fil-uh-steen, -stahyn, fi-lis-tin, -teen] /ˈfɪl əˌstin, -ˌstaɪn, fɪˈlɪs tɪn, -tin/ noun 1. (sometimes initial capital letter) a person who is lacking in or hostile or smugly indifferent to cultural values, intellectual pursuits, aesthetic refinement, etc., or is contentedly commonplace in ideas and tastes. 2. (initial capital letter) a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia. adjective […]

• Philistines

  [fil-uh-steen, -stahyn, fi-lis-tin, -teen] /ˈfɪl əˌstin, -ˌstaɪn, fɪˈlɪs tɪn, -tin/ noun 1. (sometimes initial capital letter) a person who is lacking in or hostile or smugly indifferent to cultural values, intellectual pursuits, aesthetic refinement, etc., or is contentedly commonplace in ideas and tastes. 2. (initial capital letter) a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia. adjective […]

• Philistinism

  [fil-uh-steen, -stahyn, fi-lis-tin, -teen] /ˈfɪl əˌstin, -ˌstaɪn, fɪˈlɪs tɪn, -tin/ noun 1. (sometimes initial capital letter) a person who is lacking in or hostile or smugly indifferent to cultural values, intellectual pursuits, aesthetic refinement, etc., or is contentedly commonplace in ideas and tastes. 2. (initial capital letter) a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia. adjective […]

• Phillip

  [fil-ip] /ˈfɪl ɪp/ noun 1. a male given name. /ˈfɪlɪp/ noun 1. Arthur. 1738–1814, English naval commander; captain general of the First Fleet, which carried convicts from Portsmouth to Sydney Cove, Australia, where he founded New South Wales

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