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Occidentalism

American  
[ok-si-den-tl-iz-uhm] / ˌɒk sɪˈdɛn tlˌɪz əm /

noun

  1. Occidental character or characteristics.


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Etymology

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

Hearn was tiring of the worst brutality and coarseness of Occidentalism, and seeking a way to the true home of his mind.

From Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman by Gould, George M. (George Milbrey)

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

It is true that Occidentalism was equally manifest in both the groups in question, but its origins were different.

From An Autobiography by Stravinsky, Igor

Her ‘Young Turks’ are laboring for results which would include all my four definitions of Occidentalism.

From The Note-Book of an Attaché Seven Months in the War Zone by Wood, Eric Fisher

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