Easternismn.
/ˈiːstn̩ɪz(ə)m/, /ˈiːstənɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈistərˌnɪzəm/ Customs, traits, etc., characteristic of Eastern people; pride in or identification with being Eastern.
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Easternism1835
1835 Southern Lit. Messenger Aug. 714/2 That heterogeneous, tumid, and blasphemous piece of Easternism, by which Mr. Beckford has acquired so much notoriety.
1887 Critic (N.Y.) 5 Feb. 64/1 Groups of American pilgrims with the characteristic Westernism or Easternism of each as the case may be.
1916 S. Graham Through Russ. Central Asia i. 8 This year I go into the depths of the Russian East and..continue my study of Easternism and Westernism in the Tsar's Empire.
1921 Glasgow Herald 23 June 4 A new Easternism which shall enable the Eastern races to stand on a level with the other races of mankind.
1961 Rev. Politics 23 395 He was proud of being an Arab, but his pride in the Arabs was subordinate to his Ottomanism and Easternism.
2004 R. Sakwa Putin ix. 228 This was no longer an Easternism provoked by failure to become Western.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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