Philistine

(noun.) a member of an Aegean people who settled ancient Philistia around the 12th century BC.

(noun.) a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits.

(adj.) of or relating to ancient Philistia or its culture or its people .

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• Surely, too, you remember the story of David and Goliath when the young shepherd prevailed over the Philistine _with a sling and with a stone_. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• His army was overwhelmed by the Philistine archers. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• From this time onward it is to be noted that the Philistines fade in importance. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in Mount Gilboa. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• We have already told the tale of Cnossos (Chapter XVII) and of the settlement of the kindred Philistines in Palestine (Chapter XXI, § 1). 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, 'What meaneth the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• At school she had used to side with the Philistines in several battles, and had wondered if Pontius Pilate were as handsome as he was frank and fair. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• As to the little minstrel, he probably prefers encountering the Philistines with no other weapon than his flute. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• In succession they are conquered by the Moabites, the Canaanites, the Midianites, and the Philistines. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, 'God is come into the camp,' And they said, 'Woe unto us! 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.

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