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Philistian

Philistian adjective: synonym of Philistine (“originating from ancient Philistia; of or pertaining to the ancient Philistines”).

Adjective

Philistian (not comparable)

  1. (archaic, historical, rare) Synonym of Philistine (“originating from ancient Philistia; of or pertaining to the ancient Philistines”).
    • VVhen thou our true Sampſon avvakeſt, and foundſt thy ſelfe tyed vvith theſe Philiſtian coards, and rouſedſt up, and brakeſt thoſe hard and ſtrong tvviſts vvith a ſuddaine povver, no marvell if the roome ſhooke under thee.1634, Jos: Exon. [i.e., Joseph Hall], “[The Residve of the Contemplations […].] The Resurrection.”, in The Contemplations upon the History of the New Testament, Now Complete: […], 2nd tome, London...
    Synonyms:
    Philistine

Noun

Philistian (plural Philistians)

  1. (historical) Synonym of Philistine (“person from ancient Philistia”).
    Synonyms:
    Philistine

Synonyms of Philistian

Forms of Philistian

pluralPhilistians

Questions about Philistian

What does Philistian mean?
Philistian means synonym of Philistine (“originating from ancient Philistia; of or pertaining to the ancient Philistines”).
What part of speech is Philistian?
Philistian can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Philistian in the dictionary

  1. philipsburgite
  2. Philipson
  3. Philipstown
  4. Philis
  5. Philistia
  6. Philistian
  7. Philistians
  8. Philistim
  9. philistine
  10. philistinely
  11. philistines

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