Orientalist

Orientalist

Orientalist may refer to:

  • A scholar of Oriental studies
  • A person or thing relating to the Western intellectual or artistic paradigm known as Orientalism (as in 'an Orientalist painting' or 'painter')

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  • orientalist — ORIENTALÍST, Ă, orientalişti, ste, s.m. şi f. Specialist în orientalistică. [pr.: ri en ] – Din fr. orientaliste. Trimis de ionel bufu, 08.05.2004. Sursa: DEX 98  orientalíst s. m. (sil. ri en ), pl. orientalíşti Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004.… …   Dicționar Român

  • Orientalist — O ri*en tal*ist, n. [Cf. F. orientaliste.] [1913 Webster] 1. An inhabitant of the Eastern parts of the world; an Oriental. [1913 Webster] 2. One versed in Eastern languages, literature, etc.; as, the Paris Congress of Orientalists. Sir J. Shore.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Orientalíst — Orientalíst, Kenner der orient., bes. semit. Sprachen und Literaturen …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Orientalist — Ein Orientalist ist ein Wissenschaftler auf dem Gebiet der Orientalistik. Orientalisten befassen sich je nach ihrer Ausrichtung mit vergangenen oder gegenwärtigen Sprach und Kulturräumen des vorderen Orients. Tätigkeit Die wissenschaftliche… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • orientalist — UK [ˌɔːrɪˈent(ə)lɪst] / US [ˌɔrɪˈent(ə)lɪst] noun [countable] Word forms orientalist : singular orientalist plural orientalists someone from a western country who studies the languages, cultures, or history of the countries of eastern Asia …   English dictionary

  • orientalist — noun /ˌɔriˈɛntəlɪst/ a person (especially a scholar) interested in the orient Which is rendred somewhat more probable by that very learned Orientalist Dr. Pocok, who tells us the Arabick verb Hausch answering to the Hebrew חיש signifies three… …   Wiktionary

  • orientalist — [[t]ɔ͟ːrie̱ntəlɪst[/t]] orientalists N COUNT An orientalist is someone from the West who studies the language, culture, history, or customs of countries in eastern Asia …   English dictionary

  • orientalist — oriental ► ADJECTIVE ▪ of, from, or characteristic of the Far East. ► NOUN often offensive ▪ a person of Far Eastern descent. DERIVATIVES orientalism noun orientalist noun orientalize (also orientalise) verb orientally adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • Orientalist scholars of Islam — This is a sub article to Orientalism and Non Muslim Islamic scholars.The Orientalist view of Islam is the first attempt of Europe to understand Islam. Some Orientalists became knowledgeable in Islamic Studies to the extent they became Islamic… …   Wikipedia

  • orientalist — noun or adjective see orientalism …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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