Definition of Oreintalism

O`ri*en"tal*ism (?), n. [Cf. F. orientalisme.]

1. Any system, doctrine, custom, expression, etc., peculiar to Oriental people.

2. Knowledge or use of Oriental languages, history, literature, etc. London Quart. Rev.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

In the figurative arts, the tendency to represent eastern subjects, to assume stylistical characteristics original of the East.

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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