philistine

/ˈfi-lə-ˌstēn/

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia

  2. a person who is guided by materialism and is usually disdainful of intellectual or artistic values

  3. one uninformed in a special area of knowledge

adjective

  1. guided by materialism and disdainful of intellectual or artistic values

  2. of or relating to the people of ancient Philistia

a philistine attitude toward opera