Definition of "orientalists" [orientalists]

• Plural form of orientalist. (noun)

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• "Both in his rebuttals of specific points raised by anti-orientalists and in his general elaboration of the numerous and complex accomplishments of scholars proud to be called orientalists, he is right on nearly every point, inasmuch as he freely acknowledges the unavoidable and human prejudices of some otherwise excellent scholars as well as arbitrary and at times anachronistically silly use of certain labels like Arabist or in fact Orientalist."
• "To judge from the selection in "Spectacular Art," Gérôme could be plenty steamy, but was at least as often relatively reportorial, certainly compared with more occasional but more licentious "orientalists" such as Delacroix."
• "To judge from the selection in "Spectacular Art," Gérôme could be plenty steamy, but was at least as often relatively reportorial, certainly compared with more occasional but more licentious "orientalists" such as Delacroix."