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Philistine

2 stages from Hebrew to English.

Today it means a person who is indifferent or hostile to art, literature, and culture
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Stage 1 of 2
Plishtim
Hebrew · ancient
"a member of the Philistine people"
an ancient people who settled along the coast of Canaan, frequent rivals of the Israelites
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Stage 2 of 2
philistine
English · 1600s
"a person hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts"
broadened by German students' slang into a word for someone hostile to culture and learning
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