Bourgeois and Philistine

Bourgeois

Bourgeois adjective - (according to Marxist thought) being of the property-owning class and exploitive of the working class.
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Philistine and bourgeois are semantically related in commonplace topic. In some cases you can use "Philistine" instead an adjective "Bourgeois".

Nearby Word: bourgeoisie

Philistine

Philistine adjective - Smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values.

Bourgeois and philistine are semantically related in crass topic. You can use "Bourgeois" instead the word "Philistine" as an adjective or a noun, if it concerns topics such as uncultured, boor, lowbrow.

Nearby Word: philistinism
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