Philistine

philistine English 2009 January 16 Etymology The noun is derived from en enm Philistyne, enm PhilistenPalestine, Palisten, Phylestyne, Phylysteyn 1, from en ang Filistina genitive plural, from en fro Philistin (modern fr Philistin) and en la-lat Philistinus, from en grc-koi Φυλιστῖνοι, a variant of grc-koi Φυλιστιίμ, grc-koi Φυλιστιείμ (compare grc-koi Παλαιστῖνοι), from en he פְּלִשְׁתִּים p'lishtím plural noun, from he פְּלִשְׁתִּי p'lishtí Philistine adjective, from he פְּלֶשֶׁת p'léshet Philistia. An Anatolian origin should be considered, compare Hittite hit 𒁄𒄭𒅖 pal-ḫi-iš palḫis wide, broad, nominalized as lowland, plain + hit 𒊭𒀀𒆠𒄑𒍣 ša-a-ki-ez-zi šākizzi seeks out, nominalized as explorer, colonist, which would yield something like palḫis-sak or palḫis-sku. In light of the Philistines’ likely Aegean origins, several scholars have proposed Greek etymologies for the ethnonym: Thomas Schneider proposes that it is derived from an archaic Greek term grc πλωϝιστοι plōwistoi sailors,seafarers (cf. gmy 𐀡𐀫𐀹𐀵 plōwistos).en Schneider Thomas 2011 Ugarit-Forschungen (UF). Internationales Jahrbuch für die Altertumskunde Syrien-Palästinas 43 Münster Manfried Dietrich & Oswald Loretz 1969 Jan Driessen connects the Philistines with the people of the settlement of Pyla, yielding the term grc Πυλαϝαστοι Pulawastoi inhabitants of Pyla. Furthermore, Driessen suggests a link between the Philistine migration to the Levant and the abandonment of Pyla which occurred within the timespan described in the Medinet Habu reliefs.Driessen Jan 2024 A note on the (possible) origin of the Peleset Pasiphae: rivista di filologia e antichità egee XVIII 109–115 The English word is cognate with akk 𒆳𒉿𒇺𒋫 KURpi-lis-ta Pilistu, akk 𒆳𒉺𒆷𒊍𒌓 KURpa-la-as-tu₂ Palastu, akk 𒆳𒉿𒇺𒋫𒀀𒀀 KURpi-liš-ta-a-a Pilištayu (people) of the Pilištu lands, and is a en Palestine 1.Compare n. and adj 142435 March 2006 1; Philistine2 n The archaic noun plural form en Philistim is from en enm Philistiim Filistym, Philistieem, Philistiym 1, from en la-lat Philisthiim, from en grc-koi Φυλιστιίμ, grc-koi Φυλιστιείμ; see further above. The adjective is derived from the noun. For the etymology of the "ignorant person" sense, see en philistine. Pronunciation en /ˈfɪlɪstaɪn/ RP en LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-philistine.wav RP en /ˈfɪlɪˌstaɪn/ /-lə-/ /-stin/ /fɪˈlɪstin/ GA en En-us-Philistine.ogg GA en En-us-Philistine-3.ogg GA en En-au-Philistine.ogg AU en ɪstin 3 en Phi list ine Noun s Philistim<l:archaic> en historical A non-Semitic person from ancient Philistia, a region in the southwest Levant in the Middle East. en Philistee obsolete Philistian archaic, rare Palestine<q:archaic or obsolete><pos:noun> Judges 16 23 https://archive.org/stream/Bible1611/Binder1#page/n358/mode/1up 1 Then the lords of the Philiſtines gathered them together, for to offer a great ſacrifice vnto Dagon their god, and to reioyce; for they ſaid, Our god hath deliuered Samſon our enemy into our hand. II 15 Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke. He was dressed out in broad gaiters and bright tweeds, like an English tourist, and his face might have belonged to Dagon, idol of the Philistines. en figurative frequently humorous usually in the plural An opponent (of the speaker, writer, etc); an enemy, a foe. II Abbot Hugo 44 In very truth what could poor old Abbot Hugo do? A frail old man; and the Philistines were upon him,—that is to say, the Hebrews. en college slang historical 1 In German universities: a person not associated with the university; a non-academic or non-student; a townsperson. en philister Philister both archaic en philistine a person who is ignorant or uneducated; specifically, a person who lacks appreciation of or is antagonistic towards art or culture, and who has pedestrian tastes. en It is Shakespearean, you Philistine! en w:Thomas Carlyle Goethe w:Johann Wolfgang von Goethe H[enry] D[uff] Traill Wilhelm Meister’s Apprenticeship and Travels: Translated from the German of GoetheIn Two Volumes The Works of Thomas Carlyle XXIII centenary New York, N.Y. Charles Scribner’s Sons 1824 I footnote 1 22 https://books.google.com/books?id=O8wmAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA22 30760879 [W]hen he [Christoph Friedrich Nicolai] wrote against [Immanuel] Kant's philosophy, without comprehending it; and judged of poetry as he judged of Brunswick mum, by its utility, many people thought him wrong. A man of such spiritual habilitudes is now by the Germans called a Philister, Philistine: Nicolai earned for himself the painful pre-eminence of being Erz-Philister, Arch-Philistine. [...] At present the literary Philistine seldom shows, never parades, himself in Germany; and when he does appear, he is in the last stage of emaciation. 184–185 185 Not only was he [Heinrich Heine] not one of Mr. [Thomas] Carlyle's "respectable" people, he was profoundly disrespectable; and not even the merit of not being a Philistine can make up for a man's being that. en w:Matthew Arnold Culture and Its Enemies The Cornhill Magazine London Smith, Elder & Co.,15 Waterloo Place July 1867 XVI 91 42 https://archive.org/details/cornhillmagazine16londuoft/page/42/mode/1up 561748243 If it were not for this purging effect wrought upon our minds by culture, the whole world, the future as well as the present, would inevitably belong to the Philistines. en Nicknames Every Saturday: A Journal of Choice Reading, Selected from Foreign Current Literature Boston, Mass. Fields, Osgood, & Co., successors to Ticknor and Fields 18 July 1868 VI 133 92 https://books.google.com/books?id=8kc7AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA92 1 123899278 Even the most pig-headed vestry-man feels that something unpleasant has been said about him when he has been called a Philistine, though he may have the vaguest possible conception of its precise meaning. [...] It is used so vaguely by people who are themselves Philistines of the deepest dye, that it is in danger of losing its meaning. en MATTHEW ARNOLD Robert Chambers; w:Robert Carruthers Chambers’s Cyclopædia of English LiteratureA History, Critical and Biographical, of British and American Authors, with Specimens of Their Writings, Originally Edited by Robert Chambers, LL.D. [...] In Eight Volumes. 3rd New York, N.Y. American Book Exchange,Tribune Building. 1880 VII 155 https://books.google.com/books?id=IaMaAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA155 11919601 Mr. [Matthew] Arnold has no patience with the middle-class ‘Philistines’ the dullards and haters of light, who care only for what is material and practical. en F. H. Bolton That Poetic Johnny The Boy’s Own Paper London “Boy’s Own Paper” Office,4 Bouverie Street, E.C. 1 July 1905 XXVII 1381 635 https://books.google.com/books?id=d8I5AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA635 2 870086995 "Oh, the Philistine! The boorish Philistine!" he murmured; [...] en 17 July 2020 w:Intelligent Systems w:Paper Mario: The Origami King w:Nintendo Overlook Tower Colored Pencils: 'I'm sick and tired of Philistines like you ERASING all of my hard work, man.' Related terms en Palestine en Philistia Translations non-Semitic person from ancient Philistia Arabic: ar فلستيون Filastiyyūn Aramaic: Syriac: syc ܦܠܫܬܝ̈ܐ Armenian: hy փղշտացի Catalan: ca filisteu, ca filistea f Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 非利士人 Fēilìshì rén, Catholics cmn 培肋舍特人 Péilèishètè rén Comorian: Maore Comorian: swb Mufilistini c1 Czech: cs Filištín m Danish: da filister Dutch: nl Filistijn m, nl Filistijnse f Esperanto: eo filiŝto Faroese: fo filistari m Finnish: fi filistealainen French: fr Philistin, fr Philistine f German: de Philister m, de Philisterin f Greek: el Φιλισταίος m Ancient Greek: grc Φιλισταῖος m, grc Φυλιστιείμ m-p transcription from Hebrew Hebrew: he פלשתי m P'lishti, he פְּלִשְׁתִּית f Hindi: hi पलिश्ती m f Hungarian: hu filiszteus Irish: ga Filistíneach m Old Irish: sga filistín m Italian: it filisteo m, it filistea f Japanese: ja ペリシテ人 ペリシテじん, perishite-jin Kazakh: kk філістір Korean: used by Protestants and the Common Translation Bible (1977) ko 블레셋인, ko 블레셋 사람https://ko.dict.naver.com/#/entry/koko/152154ebf8d14aa2a212eadecf095273 predominantly used in the Roman Catholic Church ko 필리스티나인, ko 필리스티나 사람, ko 필리스틴 사람 phonetic loanko 20 February 2025 ko:지식백과 교양영어사전2philistine https://terms.naver.com/entry.naver?docId=2076768&cid=41810&categoryId=41812 Latin: la Philistaeus m, la Philisthaeus m, la Philistiim m-p transcription from Hebrew, la Philisthiim m-p transcription from Hebrew, la Philistīnus m Navajo: nv Filístiya diné Norwegian: Bokmål: nb filister m Nynorsk: nn filistar m Occitan: oc Filistèu m, oc Filistèa f Polish: pl Filistyn m-pr, pl Filistynka f Portuguese: pt filisteu m, pt filisteia f Russian: ru филисти́млянин m Spanish: es filisteo, es filistea f Swahili: sw Mfilisti 1 Swedish: sv filisté c Tumbuka: tum muFilisiti 1 Yiddish: yi פּלשתּי m plishti Adjective en historical Originating from ancient Philistia; of or pertaining to the ancient Philistines. en Philistian archaic, rare en philistine ignorant or uneducated; specifically, lacking appreciation for or antagonistic towards art or culture, and having pedestrian tastes. en 18th Century England Henry R[obinson] Luce Life Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y. w:Time Inc. 13 September 1948 25 11 124 https://books.google.com/books?id=HUgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA124 0024-3019 34142982 [Robert] Walpole, moreover, left England not only more corrupt than he found it, but crasser and more Philistine. en Nick Doll Canoeist’s Guide to the North EastScottish Borders, Northumberland, Co. Durham, Yorkshire Dales and the Coast Milnthorpe, Cumbria Cicerone Press 1991 25 https://books.google.com/books?id=FtcYIpq6KtoC&pg=PA25 978-1-85284-066-2 Visitors to the area are strongly recommended to have a look around the castle, for even the most Philistine of wild water canoeists cannot fail to be impressed by the enormous armoury, fine paintings and wonderful furnishings that seem to outclass all other museums and castles in the North East. en w:Louis Auchincloss The Heiress Manhattan Monologues New York, N.Y. Houghton Mifflin Company 2002 33 https://books.google.com/books?id=HKgJpl-7oMcC&pg=PT44 978-0-618-15289-6 Miles was taken seriously by the great dames of Manhattan society and was not scorned by even the most Philistine of their husbands. Translations originating from ancient Philistia; of or pertaining to the ancient Philistines Catalan: ca filisteu Dutch: nl Filistijns Finnish: fi filistealainen French: fr Philistin Greek: el φιλισταϊκός m Hindi: hi पलिश्ती Irish: ga Filistíneach Italian: it filisteo Korean: ko 블레셋, ko 필리스티나의 Latin: la Philistaeus, la Philisthaeus, la Philistiim transcription from Hebrew, la Philisthiim transcription from Hebrew, la Philistīnus Occitan: oc Filistèu Polish: pl filistyński Russian: ru филисти́мский References Further reading Philistines en terms suffixed with -ine en People