occidentalism

English Thesaurus

1. the quality or customs or mannerisms characteristic of Western civilizations (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	quality,
definition	:	an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone (noun.attribute)

2. the scholarly knowledge of western cultures and languages and people (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	arts, humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts,
definition	:	studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills) (noun.cognition)