occidental
/ɒksɪˈdɛnt(ə)l
/adjective
Relating to the countries of the West: modern occidental society...
- Enwezor's search for this inclusive discourse confronted the ethics and limits of occidental power, and its impact on contemporary discourses of globalization.
- And yet, it is a two-way colonization, as the translation and dissemination of extreme cinema ‘colonizes’ the occidental market.
- Mainstream occidental thought about peace has changed little during the past 2,000 years, apart from oriental elements during the Middle Ages.
noun
(Occidental) A native or inhabitant of the Occident: he was gently apologetic when confronted by an angry Occidental...
- Many Occidentals have rejected their own religion.
- Occidentals indisputably have had starring roles in many of our world's great debacles.
- My understanding is that they ultimately all come from the same point be they Oriental, Occidental, African, or Native American tradition.
Derivatives
occidentalism
/ noun ...- It's putting orientalism and occidentalism all together into one show in a really creative way.
- The authors describe occidentalism as ‘the dehumanising picture of the West painted by its enemies’.
occidentalize
/ (also occidentalise) verb ...- It has become a backbone of the worldwide occidentalized civilization.
- He made the claim that Western civilization was superior to that of Islam and was ‘bound to occidentalize and conquer new people.’
occidentalist
occidentally
Origin
Late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin occidentalis, from occident- 'going down' (see Occident).