Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Philistine

Philistine , noun

[Latin Philistinus, Hebrew Phlishthī, pl. Phlishthīm.]

1.
A native or an inhabitant of ancient Philistia, a coast region of southern Palestine.
2.
A bailiff. [Cant, English; Obsolete] — Swift
3.
A person deficient in liberal culture and refinement; one without appreciation of the nobler aspirations and sentiments of humanity; one whose scope is limited to selfish and material interests. [Recent] — M. Arnold

Philistine , adjective

1.
Of or pertaining to the Philistines.
2.
Uncultured; commonplace.