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philistinism
實利主義;庸俗
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Phi·lis·tin·ism
n.
The
condition
,
character
,
aims
,
and
habits
of
the
class
called
Philistines
.
See
Philistine
, 3. [
Recent
]
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
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
philistinism
n
:
a
desire
for
wealth
and
material
possessions
with
little
interest
in
ethical
or
spiritual
matters
[
syn
:
materialism
]
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