Occidentalism
Americannoun
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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
It is true that Occidentalism was equally manifest in both the groups in question, but its origins were different.
From An Autobiography by Igor Stravinsky
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
My definitions of Occidentalism are four in number.
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
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