Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus
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~ Swiss physician who introduced treatments of particular illnesses based on his observation and experience; he saw illness as having an external cause (rather than an imbalance of humors) and replaced traditional remedies with chemical remedies (1493-1541)
philistia
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~ an ancient region on the coast of southwestern Palestine that was strategically located on a trade route between Syria and Egypt; important in biblical times
philistine
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~ a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits
Philistine
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~ a member of an Aegean people who settled ancient Philistia around the 12th century BC
philistine
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~ smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values
Philistine
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~ of or relating to ancient Philistia or its culture or its people
philistinism
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~ a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters