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Philistinism

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Philistinism
Babbitt
anti-intellectual, bourgeois conformist. [Am. Lit.: Babbitt]
Grand Hotel
pictures European bourgeoisie in Berlin between wars. [Ger. Lit.: Grand Hotel]
Philistines
perennial rivals of Israel in Biblical times; looked upon as uncultured by Israelites. [Jewish Hist.: NCE, 2132]
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Cronshaw was astute enough to know that the young man disapproved of him, and he attacked his philistinism with an irony which was sometimes playful but often very keen.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
It is the same, more or less, with all European countries, but the Saxon temperament, with its mixture of philosophy and philistinism, more than any other, gravitates towards the life mechanical.
The Malefactor by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
Byron's personality, for instance, was terribly wasted in its battle with the stupidity, and hypocrisy, and Philistinism of the English.
The Soul of Man under Socialism by Wilde, Oscar View in context
 
 
 
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