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Noun Concept
Categories: Articles with short description, Anti-intellectualism, Academia, Persecution of intellectuals, Social theories
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philistine  anti-intellectual  lowbrow  anti-intellectualism
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A person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits WordNet 3.0
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A person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A person who despises art and literature. OmegaWiki
A sentiment of hostility towards, or mistrust of, intellectuals and intellectual pursuits. Wiktionary
Hostility towards intellectuals. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
plebeian
DERIVATION
anti-intellectual
lowbrow
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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philistine, anti-intellectual, lowbrow
Wiktionary
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anti-intellectualism
OmegaWiki
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Philistine, philistine
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anti-intellectual

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