Philistine vs False - What's the difference?
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A person from ancient Philistia.
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, passage=Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke. He was dressed out in broad gaiters and bright tweeds, like an English tourist, and his face might have belonged to Dagon, idol of the Philistines .}}
A person who lacks appreciation of art or culture.
* 1843 (Thomas Carlyle), '', book 2, ch. 4, ''Abbot Hugo
* 2005 , (Plato), Sophist . Translation by Lesley Brown. .
Of or pertaining to the ancient Philistines .
Lacking appreciation of culture; also philistine .
* 1948 , 18th Century England'', in '' ,
* 1991 , Nick Doll, Canoeist's Guide to the North East ,
* 2002 , Louis Auchincloss, The Heiress'', in ''Manhattan Monologues ,
Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
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, title= Based on factually incorrect premises: false legislation
Spurious, artificial.
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*:At her invitation he outlined for her the succeeding chapters with terse military accuracy?; and what she liked best and best understood was avoidance of that false modesty which condescends, turning technicality into pabulum.
(lb) Of a state in Boolean logic that indicates a negative result.
Uttering falsehood; dishonest or deceitful.
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Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous.
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*(John Milton) (1608-1674)
*:I to myself was false , ere thou to me.
Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous.
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*(Edmund Spenser) (c.1552–1599)
*:whose false foundation waves have swept away
Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental.
(lb) Out of tune.
As adjectives the difference between philistine and false
is that philistine is hostile to or lacking in appreciation for art or culture, or having no understanding of them while false is (label) one of two states of a boolean variable; logic.As a noun philistine
is (philistine).philistine
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Alternative forms
* philistine (the adjective and noun senses pertaining to lack of appreciation of culture)Noun
(en noun)- Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice;
- what could poor old Abbot Hugo do? A frail old man; and the Philistines were upon him, – that is to say, the Hebrews.
- trying to separate everything from everything else is not just poor taste but is the mark of a total philistine and someone with no feeling for philosophy.
Adjective
(en adjective)page 124,
- Walpole, moreover, left England not only more corrupt than he found it, but crasser and more Philistine .
page 25,
- Visitors to the area are strongly recommended to have a look around the castle, for even the most Philistine of wild water canoeists cannot fail to be impressed by the enormous armoury, fine paintings and wonderful furnishings that seem to outclass all other museums and castles in the North East.
page 33,
- Miles was taken seriously by the great dames of Manhattan society and was not scorned by even the most Philistine of their husbands.
false
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Adjective
(er)A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles: Founded Mainly on the Materials Collected by the Philological Society, section=Part 1, publisher=Clarendon Press, location=Oxford, editor= , volume=1, page=217 , passage=Also the rule of false position, with dyuers examples not onely vulgar, but some appertaynyng to the rule of Algeber.}}