Popular and Philistine

Popular

Popular adjective - Enjoying widespread favor or approval.

Philistine and popular are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Philistine" instead an adjective "Popular".

Philistine

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

Popular and philistine are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Popular" instead an adjective "Philistine".

Nearby Word: philistinism
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