Occidentalism

Occidentalism
noun Date: 1839 the characteristic features of occidental peoples or culture

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  • occidentalism — OCCIDENTALÍSM s. n. tentinţa de a prefera valorile politice, intelectuale etc. ale Occidentului. (< fr. occidentalisme) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN …   Dicționar Român

  • Occidentalism — [äk΄sə dent′ l iz΄əm] n. the character, culture, customs, etc. of the Occident Occidentalist n …   English World dictionary

  • Occidentalism — The term Occidentalism is used in one of two main ways: a) stereotyped and sometimes dehumanizing views on the Western world, including Europe and the English speaking world; and b), ideologies or visions of the West developed in either the West… …   Wikipedia

  • Occidentalism — Occidentalist, n., adj. /ok si den tl iz euhm/, n. Occidental character or characteristics. [1830 40; OCCIDENTAL + ISM] * * * …   Universalium

  • occidentalism — oc·ci·den·tal·ism …   English syllables

  • Occidentalism — Oc•ci•den•tal•ism [[t]ˌɒk sɪˈdɛn tlˌɪz əm[/t]] n. Occidental character or characteristics • Etymology: 1830–40 Oc ci•den′tal•ist, n. adj …   From formal English to slang

  • occidentalism — /ɒksəˈdɛntəlɪzəm/ (say oksuh dentuhlizuhm) noun (sometimes upper case) occidental character or characteristics. –occidentalist, noun, adjective …  

  • occidentalism — noun the quality or customs or mannerisms characteristic of Western civilizations • Hypernyms: ↑quality …   Useful english dictionary

  • Occidentalism — noun the scholarly knowledge of western cultures and languages and people • Hypernyms: ↑humanistic discipline, ↑humanities, ↑liberal arts, ↑arts …   Useful english dictionary

  • Orientalism — For the book by Edward Said, see Orientalism (book). Anonymous Venetian orientalist painting, The Reception of the Ambassadors in Damascus, 1511, the Louvre. The deer with antlers in the foreground is not k …   Wikipedia

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