orientalist

adj
/ˌɔɹiˈɛntəlɪst/US

Etymology

From oriental + -ist.

  1. derived from orientālis
  2. derived from oriental
  3. derived from oriental
  4. inherited from oriental
  5. suffixed as orientalist — “oriental + ist

Definitions

  1. Of the West, to take in aspects of the East

    Of the West, to take in aspects of the East; pertaining to the representational tendency orientalism.

  2. A scholar who studies the Orient

    A scholar who studies the Orient; a person interested in the Orient.

    • If, however, Orientalists be right in their interpretation of the name of Artaxerxes' queen, Parisatis, as Pari-zadeh (Peri-born), the Peri must be coeval with the religion of Zoroaster.
  3. Alternative letter-case form of orientalist.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA