Occidentalism
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of Occidentalism
First recorded in 1830–40; occidental + -ism
Example Sentences
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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 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 Edmond Holmes
You who live in America do not have to consider or define the differences between Occidentalism and Orientalism.
From The Note-Book of an Attaché Seven Months in the War Zone by Eric Fisher Wood
Occidentalism feels that woman and man are different but does not feel that man is superior to woman.
From The Note-Book of an Attaché Seven Months in the War Zone by Eric Fisher Wood
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 Eric Fisher Wood
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