philiströs

German

Etymology

Derived from the German noun Philister: philistr- + -ös. For the etymology of Philister, see English Philistine.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [filɪsˈtʀøːs]
  • (file)

Adjective

philiströs (comparative philiströser, superlative am philiströsesten)

  1. bigoted, narrow-minded
    • 1919, Rudolf Steiner, Allgemeine Menschenkunde als Grundlage der Pädagogik, Dornach, 1992, p.143
      Es kann aber nur Abhilfe geschaffen werden, wenn der Lehrer, der Unterrichtende, sich selbst fortwährend herausheben will aus dem Hausbackenen, Pedantischen, Philiströsen.
      This can only be solved if the teacher constantly releases himself from – or lifts himself out of – what is unadventurous, pedantic, narrow-minded.

Declension

Synonyms

  • Philister, Philisterin, Philisterium

Further reading

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