orientalistn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌɔːrɪˈɛntl̩ɪst/,

/ˌɔːrɪˈɛntəlɪst/,

/ˌɒrɪˈɛntl̩ɪst/,

/ˌɒrɪˈɛntəlɪst/, U.S.

/ˌɔriˈɛn(t)l̩əst/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: oriental adj., -ist suffix.

Etymology: < oriental adj. + -ist suffix. Compare French orientaliste , noun (1799 denoting a specialist in oriental languages and civilizations, 1877 denoting an artist who paints subjects of oriental inspiration) and adjective (1803 in sense ‘relating to oriental studies’). With sense A. 3 compare earlier orientalian n.

A. n.

†1. A member of the Greek Orthodox Church. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > sect > Christianity > Greek Orthodoxy > [noun] > person

easternOE

Greekc1380

Easterling1536

Greciana1549

orientalist1683

fermentarian1775

Prozymite1850

orthodox1888

1683 W. Cave Ecclesiastici 205 He found..the Western Prelates..vex'd into compliance, and the Orientalists forc'd to go the same way.

†2. A native inhabitant of an oriental country, esp. an oriental writer or philosopher. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of specific region > [noun] > eastern people > person

easternOE

orientalc1484

Easterling1536

orientalist1720

1720 E. Lloyd tr. J. Chardin Trav. Persia II. xvii. 295 The Orientalists are not Nice enough to apply their Minds to the Ingenuity we admire in them.

1738 W. Warburton Divine Legation Moses I. 423 Thinking that the Orientalists had a genius more subtile and metaphysical than the Greeks.

1818 M. W. Shelley Frankenstein I. v. 129 I..found not only instruction but consolation in the works of the orientalists.

1823 I. D'Israeli Curiosities of Lit. 2nd Ser. III. 65 He..supposed, like orientalists, they wrote from the right to the left.

3. An expert in or student of oriental languages, history, culture, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > languages of the world > Sino-Tibetan > [noun] > scholarship or knowledge of > one versed in Oriental languages

orientalian1691

orientalist1723

1723 H. Rowlands Mona Antiqua Restaurata 318 We have two learned Orientalists.

1771 W. Jones Gram. Persian Lang. Pref. p. ix If pains and want be the lot of a scholar, the life of an orientalist must certainly be attended with peculiar hardships.

1816 S. W. Singer Researches Hist. Playing Cards i. 10 It is to be desired that some curious orientalist may think the subject worthy an attentive enquiry.

1879 J. A. H. Murray in Trans. Philol. Soc. 564 The Congress of Orientalists at Florence.

1935 A. W. Lawrence in T. E. Lawrence Seven Pillars (trade ed.) Pref. 24 The general practice of orientalists in recent years has been to adopt one of the various sets of conventional signs..transliterating..muezzin as mu'edhdhin.

1991 Jrnl. Islamic Stud. 2 143 A legal scholar..seeking to compare different legal systems, rather than that of an ‘Orientalist’ concerned with the history, culture, and traditions of the ‘Orient’.

4. An artist who paints (sculpts, etc.) subjects of oriental inspiration. Cf. sense B. 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > [noun] > artist > in specific style

pictorialist1839

conventionalist1846

polychromatist1854

nudist1866

scholastic1892

archaicist1957

assemblagist1963

eroticist1965

conceptualist1970

orientalist1983

1983 Times 29 Oct. 2/8 So popular has the work of the nineteenth century limners of the Middle East been in recent years, that a new name has been coined for them: the ‘Orientalists’.

1989 Art Line Apr. 31/2 As president of the French Academy he was responsible for spawning a plethora of Orientalists.

1992 New Statesman & Soc. (BNC) 10 Apr. Compared to their French counterparts, British Orientalists underplayed violence, drama and sexuality.

B. adj.

1. Of or relating to oriental studies.Now frequently with pejorative connotation, with reference to orientalism n. 3.

ΚΠ

1902 Daily Chron. 13 Feb. 5/1 The Karshuni alphabet, in which very few Orientalist professors are skilled.

1949 Dict. National Biogr. 1931–40 883/1 He contributed numerous papers to orientalist journals and published a highly substantial and valuable treatise, entitled The Buddhism of Tibet or Lamaism.

1990 R. Young White Mythol. 3 Europe's colonial annexations and accompanying racism or orientalist scholarship.

1991 Spare Rib (BNC) Feb. In a typically ‘orientalist’ tradition he reduces all the cultures which form the so-called East to a single stereotypical image.

2. Of art, architecture, etc.: oriental in style, character, or influence.

ΚΠ

1983 Times 6 Oct. 18/3 Paintings of the Middle East, now known as ‘Orientalist’ pictures, continued in high demand.

1986 J. Richards & J. M. MacKenzie Railway Station ii. 52 It was a multi-storey orientalist, almost pagoda-like confection, sporting elaborately carved verandas, valances, and outside staircases.

1996 A. Petersen Dict. Islamic Archit. 299/2 Orientalist architecture in the USA is primarily a feature of the early twentieth century and is a product of the incredible wealth of America combined with cinema-inspired fantasy (e.g. The Thief of Baghdad).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	orientalist
释义	orientalistn.adj. Brit. /ˌɔːrɪˈɛntl̩ɪst/, /ˌɔːrɪˈɛntəlɪst/, /ˌɒrɪˈɛntl̩ɪst/, /ˌɒrɪˈɛntəlɪst/, U.S. /ˌɔriˈɛn(t)l̩əst/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: oriental adj., -ist suffix. Etymology: < oriental adj. + -ist suffix. Compare French orientaliste , noun (1799 denoting a specialist in oriental languages and civilizations, 1877 denoting an artist who paints subjects of oriental inspiration) and adjective (1803 in sense ‘relating to oriental studies’). With sense A. 3 compare earlier orientalian n. A. n. †1. A member of the Greek Orthodox Church. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > Greek Orthodoxy > [noun] > person easternOE Greekc1380 Easterling1536 Greciana1549 orientalist1683 fermentarian1775 Prozymite1850 orthodox1888 1683 W. Cave Ecclesiastici 205 He found..the Western Prelates..vex'd into compliance, and the Orientalists forc'd to go the same way. †2. A native inhabitant of an oriental country, esp. an oriental writer or philosopher. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of specific region > [noun] > eastern people > person easternOE orientalc1484 Easterling1536 orientalist1720 1720 E. Lloyd tr. J. Chardin Trav. Persia II. xvii. 295 The Orientalists are not Nice enough to apply their Minds to the Ingenuity we admire in them. 1738 W. Warburton Divine Legation Moses I. 423 Thinking that the Orientalists had a genius more subtile and metaphysical than the Greeks. 1818 M. W. Shelley Frankenstein I. v. 129 I..found not only instruction but consolation in the works of the orientalists. 1823 I. D'Israeli Curiosities of Lit. 2nd Ser. III. 65 He..supposed, like orientalists, they wrote from the right to the left. 3. An expert in or student of oriental languages, history, culture, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Sino-Tibetan > [noun] > scholarship or knowledge of > one versed in Oriental languages orientalian1691 orientalist1723 1723 H. Rowlands Mona Antiqua Restaurata 318 We have two learned Orientalists. 1771 W. Jones Gram. Persian Lang. Pref. p. ix If pains and want be the lot of a scholar, the life of an orientalist must certainly be attended with peculiar hardships. 1816 S. W. Singer Researches Hist. Playing Cards i. 10 It is to be desired that some curious orientalist may think the subject worthy an attentive enquiry. 1879 J. A. H. Murray in Trans. Philol. Soc. 564 The Congress of Orientalists at Florence. 1935 A. W. Lawrence in T. E. Lawrence Seven Pillars (trade ed.) Pref. 24 The general practice of orientalists in recent years has been to adopt one of the various sets of conventional signs..transliterating..muezzin as mu'edhdhin. 1991 Jrnl. Islamic Stud. 2 143 A legal scholar..seeking to compare different legal systems, rather than that of an ‘Orientalist’ concerned with the history, culture, and traditions of the ‘Orient’. 4. An artist who paints (sculpts, etc.) subjects of oriental inspiration. Cf. sense B. 2. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > [noun] > artist > in specific style pictorialist1839 conventionalist1846 polychromatist1854 nudist1866 scholastic1892 archaicist1957 assemblagist1963 eroticist1965 conceptualist1970 orientalist1983 1983 Times 29 Oct. 2/8 So popular has the work of the nineteenth century limners of the Middle East been in recent years, that a new name has been coined for them: the ‘Orientalists’. 1989 Art Line Apr. 31/2 As president of the French Academy he was responsible for spawning a plethora of Orientalists. 1992 New Statesman & Soc. (BNC) 10 Apr. Compared to their French counterparts, British Orientalists underplayed violence, drama and sexuality. B. adj. 1. Of or relating to oriental studies.Now frequently with pejorative connotation, with reference to orientalism n. 3. ΚΠ 1902 Daily Chron. 13 Feb. 5/1 The Karshuni alphabet, in which very few Orientalist professors are skilled. 1949 Dict. National Biogr. 1931–40 883/1 He contributed numerous papers to orientalist journals and published a highly substantial and valuable treatise, entitled The Buddhism of Tibet or Lamaism. 1990 R. Young White Mythol. 3 Europe's colonial annexations and accompanying racism or orientalist scholarship. 1991 Spare Rib (BNC) Feb. In a typically ‘orientalist’ tradition he reduces all the cultures which form the so-called East to a single stereotypical image. 2. Of art, architecture, etc.: oriental in style, character, or influence. ΚΠ 1983 Times 6 Oct. 18/3 Paintings of the Middle East, now known as ‘Orientalist’ pictures, continued in high demand. 1986 J. Richards & J. M. MacKenzie Railway Station ii. 52 It was a multi-storey orientalist, almost pagoda-like confection, sporting elaborately carved verandas, valances, and outside staircases. 1996 A. Petersen Dict. Islamic Archit. 299/2 Orientalist architecture in the USA is primarily a feature of the early twentieth century and is a product of the incredible wealth of America combined with cinema-inspired fantasy (e.g. The Thief of Baghdad). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1683
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