See Also: orientalism(dictionary)

orientalism (iou)



orientalism noun. M18.
[from ORIENTAL adjective + -ISM.]
Oriental character or style; an oriental trait or idiom. M18.
Oriental scholarship; knowledge of Oriental languages. E19.
orientalist noun (a) a member of the Greek Orthodox Church; (b) = ORIENTAL noun 2; (c) an expert in or student of Oriental languages and literature: L17.