orientalism

ori·en·tal·ism

noun, often capitalized \ˌȯr-ē-ˈen-tə-ˌli-zəm\

Definition of ORIENTALISM

1

: something (as a style or manner) associated with or characteristic of Asia or Asians

2

: scholarship or learning in Asian subjects or languages

— ori·en·tal·ist \-tə-list\ noun or adjective often capitalized

First Known Use of ORIENTALISM

1769

Rhymes with ORIENTALISM

abolitionism, academicism, agrarianism, anthropomorphism, anti-Semitism, bicameralism, colloquialism, colonialism, constitutionalism, cosmopolitism, ecumenicism, exceptionalism, exhibitionism, existentialism, fundamentalism, Hegelianism, hermaphroditism, hyperrealism, imperialism, industrialism, instrumentalism, interventionism, irrationalism, isolationism, Malthusianism, Manichaeanism, materialism, millennialism, Monophysitism, multilingualism, neoclassicism, Neoplatonism, neorealism, Nestorianism, Occidentalism, parochialism, Pelagianism, phenomenalism, photojournalism, pictorialism, Postimpressionism, professionalism, pseudoclassicism, reconstructionism, republicanism, Rosicrucianism, sacerdotalism, self-determinism, sadomasochism, sectarianism, sensationalism, sentimentalism, spiritualism, Tractarianism, traditionalism, transcendentalism, ultramontanism, universalism, utopianism, vocationalism