Philistia
Americannoun
noun
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The world will miss her as a poet, critic, biographer, social lioness, defender of art, warrior against Philistia.
From Time Magazine Archive
Louis was then working as a salesman for his father's jewelry firm, but like Jean, he dreamed of escaping from Philistia to Bohemia.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nor was Jeremy making any idle boast when he thundered out his further intentions, which were "to divide Sichem," "to mete out the valley of Succoth," and "to triumph" over Philistia.
From All Men are Ghosts by L. P. (Lawrence Pearsall) Jacks
Armed thus with knowledge and authority, Armed and equipt, with staff, and stone in sling, Fares forth a champion for Israel, To grapple with Philistia and prevail.
From Elias An Epic of the Ages by Orson F. Whitney
To the south stretched the Plain of Philistia, the scene of Samson's adventures, and the fields through which he sent the three hundred foxes with firebrands tied to their tails.
From A Trip to the Orient The Story of a Mediterranean Cruise by Robert Urie Jacob
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