orientalism noun. [ɔ:rɪ'ɛnt(ǝ)lɪz(ǝ)m, ɒr-] M18.
[from ORIENTAL adjective + -ISM.]
1. Oriental character or style; an oriental trait or idiom. M18.

2. Oriental scholarship; knowledge of Oriental languages. E19.

■ orientalist noun (a) a member of the Greek Orthodox Church; (b) = ORIENTAL noun 2; (c) an expert in or student of Oriental languages and literature: L17.

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