Found 2 items, similar to philistinism.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: philistinism philistinism n : a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters [syn: materialism]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Philistinism Philistinism \Phi*lis"tin*ism\, n. The condition, character, aims, and habits of the class called Philistines. See Philistine, 3. [Recent] --Carlyle. [1913 Webster] On the side of beauty and taste, vulgarity; on the side of morals and feeling, coarseness; on the side of mind and spirit, unintelligence, -- this is Philistinism. --M. Arnold. [1913 Webster]