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occiˈdentalist
[f. as prec. + -ist.]
a. One who favours or advocates Western customs, modes of thought, etc.
b. One who studies the languages and institutions of Western nations.
1877D. M. Wallace Russia xvi. 258 The literary society of Moscow was divided into two hostile camps—the Slavophils and the Occidentalists. 1890J. Rhys in Academy 10 May 321/2 How was I, a benighted occidentalist, to know [etc.].
c. One who advocates or uses the artificial language called Occidental.
1946H. Jacob On Choice of Common Lang. iii. 40 The Occidentalists were the most critical. |