The Occident

Cultural  

1. Term referring originally to Europe but now including North America and South America as well. Occident means “the West,” as opposed to Orient, “the East.”

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Example Sentences

And about the ingratitude of the occident against the orient, to which it owes its entire material and mental culture, I had all kinds of serious thoughts.

From My Life and My Efforts by Olesch, Gunther

From the Arabs alchemy came to the occident and spread extraordinarily.

From Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts by Jelliffe, Smith Ely

Rome, Athens, Constantinople, the occident, all knew him, gave him brief welcome and quick farewells.

From Sons and Fathers by Edwards, Harry Stillwell

"All lovely as Nature herself," answered Mr. Markland, abstractedly, as his eyes sought the western horizon, and for the first time since the sun went down, he noticed the golden glories of the occident.

From The Good Time Coming by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)

Over his devoted head the sentinel stars swing, with neither haste nor rest, toward the occident.

From The Little Lady of Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance by Savage, Richard