philiströs

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German

Etymology

Derived from the German noun Philister: philistr- +‎ -ös. For the etymology of Philister, see English Philistine.

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Adjective

philiströs (strong nominative masculine singular philiströser, comparative philiströser, superlative am philiströsesten)

  1. 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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