Definition of Philistines

1. Noun. (plural of Philistine) ¹

2. Noun. (plural of philistine) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Philistines

1. philistine [n] - See also: philistine

Lexicographical Neighbors of Philistines

philia
philias
philiater
philibeg
philibegs
philibuster
philip
philippic
philippick
philippics
philippium
philipsbornite
philipsburgite
philistias
philistine
philistines
philistinic
philistinism
philistinisms
phillipsite
phillumenist
phillumenists
phillumeny
phillygenin
phillyrea
phillyreas
phillyrin
philo-
philocrat
philocrats

Literary usage of Philistines

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Founders and Rulers of United Israel: From the Death of Moses to the by Charles Foster Kent (1908)
"THE GREAT VICTORY OVER THE Philistines Saul chose him three thousand men of ... Then Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Gibeah. ..."

2. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1911)
"22, implies that the A wim and the Philistines lived alongside each other. ... 7) thus agrees with other information that the Philistines were intruders, ..."

3. Education by Project Innovation (Organization) (1920)
"And so the Philistines and the teachers of English have their disputes and misunderstandings. But what of the Philistines who are found among the teachers ..."

4. Biblical Geography and History by Charles Foster Kent (1911)
"The temerity of his act at first only aroused the curiosity and scorn of the Philistines, so that they allowed him to scale the heights unmolested. ..."

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