philistine (philistines plural )
1 n-count If you call someone a philistine, you mean that they do not care about or understand good art, music, or literature, and do not think that they are important., (disapproval)
2 adj You can use philistine to describe people or organizations who you think do not care about or understand the value of good art, music, or literature.
ADJ n (disapproval)
...a philistine government that allowed the arts to decline.