orientalism

noun3

1. •
   The tendency to represent eastern subjects, to assume stylistical characteristics original of the East, especially in 19th century Europe.
2. •
   A patronizing Western attitude towards Middle Eastern, Asian, and North African societies.
3. •
   An Eastern word, expression, or custom.

   • The Scriptural style and the Scriptural language are not meant for one age, but for all ages. Its orientalisms will grow in the west; its archaisms will be found still young in the nineteenth century. — 1860