Associations to the word «Occident»

Wiktionary

OCCIDENT, noun. The part of the horizon where the sun last appears in the evening; that part of the earth towards the sunset; the west.
OCCIDENT, noun. The Western world; the part of the world excluding Asia
OCCIDENT, proper noun. The West (Western world)

Dictionary definition

OCCIDENT, noun. The countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America.
OCCIDENT, noun. The hemisphere that includes North America and South America.

Wise words

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy