Philistinism

(fĭlˈĭ-stē-nĭzˌəm, fĭ-lĭsˈtə-nĭzˌəm, -tē-nĭzˌəm)

also phi·lis·tin·ism

noun
An attitude of smug ignorance and conventionalism, especially toward artistic and cultural values.

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