Philistine vs Crass - What's the difference?
philistine | crass |
A person from ancient Philistia.
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, title=(The Celebrity), chapter=2
, passage=Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke. He was dressed out in broad gaiters and bright tweeds, like an English tourist, and his face might have belonged to Dagon, idol of the Philistines .}}
A person who lacks appreciation of art or culture.
* 1843 (Thomas Carlyle), '', book 2, ch. 4, ''Abbot Hugo
* 2005 , (Plato), Sophist . Translation by Lesley Brown. .
Of or pertaining to the ancient Philistines .
Lacking appreciation of culture; also philistine .
* 1948 , 18th Century England'', in '' ,
* 1991 , Nick Doll, Canoeist's Guide to the North East ,
* 2002 , Louis Auchincloss, The Heiress'', in ''Manhattan Monologues ,
coarse; crude; not refined or sensible
* 2002 , ,
materialistic
dense
As adjectives the difference between philistine and crass
is that philistine is hostile to or lacking in appreciation for art or culture, or having no understanding of them while crass is coarse; crude; not refined or sensible.As a noun philistine
is (philistine).philistine
English
Alternative forms
* philistine (the adjective and noun senses pertaining to lack of appreciation of culture)Noun
(en noun)- Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice;
- what could poor old Abbot Hugo do? A frail old man; and the Philistines were upon him, – that is to say, the Hebrews.
- trying to separate everything from everything else is not just poor taste but is the mark of a total philistine and someone with no feeling for philosophy.
Adjective
(en adjective)page 124,
- Walpole, moreover, left England not only more corrupt than he found it, but crasser and more Philistine .
page 25,
- Visitors to the area are strongly recommended to have a look around the castle, for even the most Philistine of wild water canoeists cannot fail to be impressed by the enormous armoury, fine paintings and wonderful furnishings that seem to outclass all other museums and castles in the North East.
page 33,
- Miles was taken seriously by the great dames of Manhattan society and was not scorned by even the most Philistine of their husbands.
crass
English
Adjective
(er)- You guys would rather be with someone else who’s equal to your status in life. Tiger Woods, or somebody. I comes across as crass , a Neanderthal, a babbling idiot sometimes. I like to show you that person. I like that person. [...]
