philistine view
- noun
- /ˈfɪlɪˌstiːn vjuː/
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visión filistea
- His philistine view on literature prevented him from enjoying classic novels.
Examples
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Many politicians hold a philistine view of cultural funding, seeing the arts as nonessential.
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She dismissed modern painting with her typical philistine view that art should only represent reality.
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His philistine view of art shocked the critics.
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Many people hold a philistine view towards modern art.
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His philistine view on literature prevented him from enjoying classic novels.
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Many politicians hold a philistine view of cultural funding, seeing the arts as nonessential.
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She dismissed modern painting with her philistine view that art should only represent reality.
Synonyms
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9.9
A focus on money and things with little interest in art or culture
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'philistine' (indifferent or hostile to culture) modifies 'view' (an opinion), yielding an opinion that lacks appreciation for art. This is a straightforward adjective+noun construction following normal English patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Philistine view comes from the old name Philistine, a people in the Bible who later writers said were rough and did not care for art. So a philistine view is a way of thinking that is 'not interested in art'.