Occidentalism

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

Oc·ci·den·tal·ism

[ok-si-den-tl-iz-uhm]
noun
Occidental character or characteristics.

Origin:
1830–40; occidental + -ism

Oc·ci·den·tal·ist, noun, adjective
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Occidentalism has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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Occidental (ˌɒksɪˈdɛntəl)
 
adj
1.  of or relating to the Occident
 
n
2.  an inhabitant, esp a native, of the Occident
 
Occidentalism
 
n
 
Occidentalist
 
n, —adj
 
Occidentally
 
adv

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