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Philistinism

noun
1.
A desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters.  Synonym: materialism.





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"Philistinism" Quotes from Famous Books



... consult your husband." They found themselves at the door bidding him goodbye: Mary with a sense of disappointment mingled with comprehension; Stefan not knowing whether the more to deplore what he considered Farraday's Philistinism, or to admire his ...
— The Nest Builder • Beatrice Forbes-Robertson Hale


Words linked to "Philistinism" :   desire


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