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German
Etymology
Derived from the German noun Philister: philistr- + -ös.
For the etymology of Philister, see English Philistine.
Pronunciation
Adjective
philiströs (strong nominative masculine singular philiströser, comparative philiströser, superlative am philiströsesten)
- bigoted, narrow-minded
- Synonyms: spießbürgerlich, philisterhaft, kleinbürgerlich, engstirnig, engherzig, banausenhaft, hausbacken, pedantisch
1919, Rudolf Steiner, Allgemeine Menschenkunde als Grundlage der Pädagogik, Dornach, published 1992, page 143:Es kann aber nur Abhilfe geschaffen werden, wenn der Lehrer, der Unterrichtende, sich selbst fortwährend herausheben will aus dem Hausbackenen, Pedantischen, Philiströsen.- This can only be solved if the teacher constantly releases himself from – or lifts himself out of – what is unadventurous, pedantic, narrow-minded.
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