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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

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 Eric Fisher Wood

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

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 George M. (George Milbrey) Gould

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

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