Occidentalism
Americannoun
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Origin of Occidentalism
First recorded in 1830–40; occidental + -ism
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The royal couple were literally patronizing the European colonizers, switching roles in their own version of Occidentalism.
From New York Times • Nov. 22, 2019
I was always willing to remove the gravity of Japanese children by my grotesque Occidentalism, but I have a very real objection to being a butt for the ridicule of grown- ups.
From Roving East and Roving West by Lucas, E. V. (Edward Verrall)
I do not for a moment imagine that the elementary school teacher is more deeply tainted than his fellows with the virus of "Occidentalism."
From What Is and What Might Be A Study of Education in General and Elementary Education in Particular by Holmes, Edmond
My definitions of Occidentalism are four in number.
From The Note-Book of an Attaché Seven Months in the War Zone by Wood, Eric Fisher
In Occidentalism there is none of the feeling that to labor is unworthy; there is none of the feeling that to labor is the part of slaves and lower creatures.
From The Note-Book of an Attaché Seven Months in the War Zone by Wood, Eric Fisher
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