Occidentalism

[ ok-si-den-tl-iz-uhm ]

noun

1. Occidental character or characteristics.

Other Words From

• Occi·dental·ist noun adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Occidentalism¹

First recorded in 1830–40; occidental + -ism

Example Sentences

The royal couple were literally patronizing the European colonizers, switching roles in their own version of Occidentalism.

From New York Times

Occidentalism explains the appearances of Labour’s leaders on Iran’s propaganda channels , the endorsements of Russian imperialism, and the silence that greets the Syrian massacres.

From The Guardian

One result, even among believing Muslims, is a deep-rooted Occidentalism that the Communist experience did little to alter: “For 50 years we were completely isolated and dreaming of coca cola! We don’t look East for answers but West. There has always been a feeling that we need to return to where we belong.”

From Newsweek

Hearn was tiring of the worst brutality and coarseness of Occidentalism, and seeking a way to the true home of his mind.

From Project Gutenberg

This was due to the fact that he had no constructive mind, and as only one kind of doing, writing, was possible to him, because of his near-sightedness, he must needs hate Occidentalism, and exalt with a somewhat ludicrous praise the vapid, and even pitiful childishness of semi-barbaric Orientalism.

From Project Gutenberg