Associations to the word «Philistinism»

Wiktionary

PHILISTINISM, noun. A materialistic attitude accompanied by ignorance of artistic or cultural matters

Dictionary definition

PHILISTINISM, noun. A desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters.

Wise words

More wisdom is latent in things as they are than in all the words men use.
Antoine De Saint-Exupery