Definition of orient

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Orient (a.) Eastern; oriental.

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Disorient :: Disorient (v. t.) To turn away from the cast; to confuse as to which way is east; to cause to lose one's bearings.
Caper :: Caper (n.) The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and Oriental caper (Capparis spinosa), much used for pickles..
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..
Orientating :: Orientating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Orientat.
East :: East (n.) The eastern parts of the earth; the regions or countries which lie east of Europe; the orient. In this indefinite sense, the word is applied to Asia Minor, Syria, Chaldea, Persia, India, China, etc.; as, the riches of the East; the diamonds and pearls of the East; the kings of the East..
Oriental :: Oriental (n.) A native or inhabitant of the Orient or some Eastern part of the world; an Asiatic.
Orientalist :: Orientalist (n.) An inhabitant of the Eastern parts of the world; an Oriental.
Reorient :: Reorient (a.) Rising again.
Nyentek :: Nyentek (n.) A carnivorous mannual (Helictis moscatus, or H. orientalis), native of Eastern Asia and the Indies. It has a dorsal white stripe, and another one across the shoulders. It has a strong musky odor..
Terrace :: Terrace (v.) A flat roof to a house; as, the buildings of the Oriental nations are covered with terraces..
Sepoy :: Sepoy (n.) A native of India employed as a soldier in the service of a European power, esp. of Great Britain; an Oriental soldier disciplined in the European manner..
Orientated :: Orientated (imp. & p. p.) of Orientat.
Orientation :: Orientation (n.) The act or process of orientating; determination of the points of the compass, or the east point, in taking bearings..
Orientation :: Orientation (n.) Fig.: A return to first principles; an orderly arrangement.
East :: East (v. i.) To move toward the east; to veer from the north or south toward the east; to orientate.
Nard :: Nard (n.) An East Indian plant (Nardostachys Jatamansi) of the Valerian family, used from remote ages in Oriental perfumery..
Orient :: Orient (a.) Rising, as the sun..
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..
Orientality :: Orientality (n.) The quality or state of being oriental or eastern.
Orientalize :: Orientalize (v. t.) to render Oriental; to cause to conform to Oriental manners or conditions.
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