filistinismo

Portuguese

Etymology

From filistino +‎ -ismo.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /fi.lis.t͡ʃiˈniz.mu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /fi.liʃ.t͡ʃiˈniʒ.mu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /fi.lis.t͡ʃiˈniz.mo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /fi.liʃ.tiˈniʒ.mu/

  • Rhymes: -izmu, -iʒmu
  • Hyphenation: fi‧lis‧ti‧nis‧mo

Noun

filistinismo m (countable and uncountable, plural filistinismos)

  1. philistinism (quality of being philistine)
    • 2021, Vladimir Nabokov, translated by Jorio Dauster, Lições de Literatura Russa‎[1], →ISBN:
      O filistinismo implica não apenas um estoque de ideias corriqueiras mas também o uso de frases feitas, clichês, banalidades expressas em palavras desbotadas.
      Philistinism implies not only a stock of commonplace ideas but also the use of ready-made phrases, clichés, banalities expressed in faded words.
  2. philistinism (indifference or aversion to art or culture)
  3. ignorance (lack of culture)

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