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Occultism :: Occultism (n.) A certain Oriental system of theosophy.

Benne :: Benne (n.) The name of two plants (Sesamum orientale and S. indicum), originally Asiatic; -- also called oil plant. From their seeds an oil is expressed, called benne oil, used mostly for making soap. In the southern United States the seeds are used in candy..

Orientalize :: Orientalize (v. t.) to render Oriental; to cause to conform to Oriental manners or conditions.

Divan :: Divan (n.) A saloon or hall where a council is held, in Oriental countries, the state reception room in places, and in the houses of the richer citizens. Cushions on the floor or on benches are ranged round the room..

Pillau :: Pillau (n.) An Oriental dish consisting of rice boiled with mutton, fat, or butter..

Occidentals :: Occidentals (n.pl.) Western Christians of the Latin rite. See Orientals.

Alcanna :: Alcanna (n.) An oriental shrub (Lawsonia inermis) from which henna is obtained.

Oriental :: Oriental (a.) Of or pertaining to the orient or east; eastern; concerned with the East or Orientalism; -- opposed to occidental; as, Oriental countries..

Liquidambar :: Liquidambar (n.) The balsamic juice which is obtained from these trees by incision. The liquid balsam of the Oriental tree is liquid storax.

Gnostic :: Gnostic (n.) One of the so-called philosophers in the first ages of Christianity, who claimed a true philosophical interpretation of the Christian religion. Their system combined Oriental theology and Greek philosophy with the doctrines of Christianity. They held that all natures, intelligible, intellectual, and material, are derived from the Deity by successive emanations, which they called Eons..

Orientate :: Orientate (v. i.) To move or turn toward the east; to veer from the north or south toward the east.

Orientate :: Orientate (v. t.) To arrange in order; to dispose or place (a body) so as to show its relation to other bodies, or the relation of its parts among themselves..

Lacwork :: Lacwork (n.) Ornamentation by means of lacquer painted or carved, or simply colored, sprinkled with gold or the like; -- said especially of Oriental work of this kind..

Reorient :: Reorient (a.) Rising again.

Orientation :: Orientation (n.) The act or process of orientating; determination of the points of the compass, or the east point, in taking bearings..

Orientalizing :: Orientalizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Orientaliz.

Oriental :: Oriental (n.) A native or inhabitant of the Orient or some Eastern part of the world; an Asiatic.

Theocrasy :: Theocrasy (n.) An intimate union of the soul with God in contemplation, -- an ideal of the Neoplatonists and of some Oriental mystics..

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..

Orientate :: Orientate (v. t.) To place or turn toward the east; to cause to assume an easterly direction, or to veer eastward..

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