orientalism

2 definitions found

orientalism - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Orientalism \O`ri*en"tal*ism\, n. [Cf. F. orientalisme.]
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     1. Any system, doctrine, custom, expression, etc., peculiar
        to Oriental people.
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     2. Knowledge or use of Oriental languages, history,
        literature, etc. --London Quart. Rev.
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orientalism - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Orientalism
      n 1: the scholarly knowledge of Asian cultures and languages and
           people [syn: Orientalism, Oriental Studies]
      2: the quality or customs or mannerisms characteristic of Asian
         civilizations; "orientalisms can be found in Mozart's operas"