Citations:oriental

English citations of oriental

1776, Edward Gibbon, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
It is in Ecclesiasticus and the Wisdom of Solomon that we trace the influence of Oriental philosophy rather than that of Platonism.
1996, Peter Vine, Natural Emirates: Wildlife and Environment of the United Arab Emirates
An extract of oil beetles known as cantharides was once used in Western medicine to treat a whole range of maladies, but is now-discredited although still prescribed in Oriental medicine.

2014, Luísa F. Habigzang, Eva Diniz, Silvia H. Koller, Trabalhando com Adolescentes: Teoria e Intervenção Psicológica, AMGH Editora, →ISBN, page 125:
Os otakus não só incorporam diversos termos japoneses a sua fala como também se inspiram e são influenciados por características orientais em outras atividades, como o cosplay.
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