Meaning of Philistinism | Babel Free
Definitions
A materialistic attitude accompanied by ignorance of artistic or cultural matters.
Equivalents
Examples
“It's impossible to tell the story of flamenco without talking about Lorca, who found in it a source of inspiration in a lifelong political-cultural-sexual struggle against bourgeois philistinism.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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