Should Orientalist Be Capitalized?

noun [capitalized] One who is versed in the languages and literature of the East: opposed to Occidentalist.

What is meant by an orientalist?

1 : scholarship, learning, or study in Asian subjects or languages Knowledge of Islam and Muslims crystallised into what became known, by the late 18th century, as Orientalism—the study of the history, languages and cultures of the East.—

How do you use Orientalism in a sentence?

1. the scholarly knowledge of Asian cultures and languages and people 2. the quality or customs or mannerisms characteristic of Asian civilizations. (1) Edward Said's pioneering Orientalism offered a searching analysis of this phenomenon.