Definition of oriental

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Oriental (n.) Eastern Christians of the Greek rite.

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Occidental :: Occidental (a.) Of, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident, or west; western; -- opposed to oriental; as, occidental climates, or customs; an occidental planet..
Falchion :: Falchion (n.) A name given generally and poetically to a sword, especially to the swords of Oriental and fabled warriors..
Orientalized :: Orientalized (imp. & p. p.) of Orientaliz.
Sarabaite :: Sarabaite (n.) One of certain vagrant or heretical Oriental monks in the early church.
Firman :: Firman (n.) In Turkey and some other Oriental countries, a decree or mandate issued by the sovereign; a royal order or grant; -- generally given for special objects, as to a traveler to insure him protection and assistance..
Orientalism :: Orientalism (n.) Knowledge or use of Oriental languages, history, literature, etc..
Tunic :: Tunic (n.) Any similar garment worm by ancient or Oriental peoples; also, a common name for various styles of loose-fitting under-garments and over-garments worn in modern times by Europeans and others..
Theocrasy :: Theocrasy (n.) An intimate union of the soul with God in contemplation, -- an ideal of the Neoplatonists and of some Oriental mystics..
Sesame :: Sesame (n.) Either of two annual herbaceous plants of the genus Sesamum (S. Indicum, and S. orientale), from the seeds of which an oil is expressed; also, the small obovate, flattish seeds of these plants, sometimes used as food. See Benne..
Valerianaceous :: Valerianaceous (a.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, plants of a natural order (Valerianaccae) of which the valerian is the type. The order includes also the corn salads and the oriental spikenard..
Orientalize :: Orientalize (v. t.) to render Oriental; to cause to conform to Oriental manners or conditions.
Occidentals :: Occidentals (n.pl.) Western Christians of the Latin rite. See Orientals.
Izedi :: Izedi (n.) One of an Oriental religious sect which worships Satan or the Devil.
Ladanum :: Ladanum (n.) A gum resin gathered from certain Oriental species of Cistus. It has a pungent odor and is chiefly used in making plasters, and for fumigation..
Fret :: Fret (n.) An ornament consisting of smmall fillets or slats intersecting each other or bent at right angles, as in classical designs, or at obilique angles, as often in Oriental art..
Vizier :: Vizier (n.) A councilor of state; a high executive officer in Turkey and other Oriental countries.
Canton Crape :: Canton crape () A soft, white or colored silk fabric, of a gauzy texture and wavy appearance, used for ladies' scarfs, shawls, bonnet trimmings, etc.; -- called also Oriental crape..
Rosemaloes :: Rosemaloes (n.) The liquid storax of the East Indian Liquidambar orientalis.
Eunuch :: Eunuch (n.) A male of the human species castrated; commonly, one of a class of such persons, in Oriental countries, having charge of the women's apartments. Some of them, in former times, gained high official rank..
Hadji :: Hadji (n.) A Mohammedan pilgrim to Mecca; -- used among Orientals as a respectful salutation or a title of honor.
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