Occident
Where sun sets
The Occident is the West—Europe and the Americas as distinguished from Asia.
The term appears in formal or literary contexts, often paired with its counterpart, the Orient: the cultures of the Occident.
Occidental means Western: Occidental philosophy.
Both words feel dated, carrying traces of colonial-era geography.
Liberal democratic sphere
- EuropeSmallest inhabited continent
- AmericasWestern Hemisphere landmasses
- AtlanticOcean bordering Europe
- North AmericaWestern Hemisphere's northern continent
Western Europe · transatlantic · Anglo-American · Euro-American · First World · Eurocentrism · Western civilization · New World
European-originating civilization heritage
- WesternizationAdopting Western cultural practices
- individualismDoctrine of personal independence
- democracyRule by the people
- ChristianityFaith based on Jesus
Greco-Roman · Renaissance · Enlightenment · classical antiquity · Western philosophy · liberalism · secularism · Western art
Eastern regions collectively
- dichotomyDivision into contrasting parts
- otheringViewing as fundamentally different
- binaryConsisting of two parts
- contrastNotable difference between things
exoticism · postcolonial · cultural divide · East meets West · cultural exchange · globalization · hybridity · cross-cultural
Star descending below horizon
- sunsetDay yielding to darkness
- westwardToward the sunset
- declineDecrease or refuse
- twilightLight after sunset
dusk · westerly · sundown · westering · fading light · evening star
West
Liberal democratic sphere
- EuropeSmallest inhabited continent
- AmericasWestern Hemisphere landmasses
- AtlanticOcean bordering Europe
North America · Western Europe · transatlantic · Anglo-American · Euro-American · First World · Eurocentrism · Western civilization · New World · Old World
Western culture
European-originating civilization heritage
- WesternizationAdopting Western cultural practices
- individualismDoctrine of personal independence
- democracyRule by the people
Christianity · Greco-Roman · Renaissance · Enlightenment · classical antiquity · Western philosophy · liberalism · secularism · Western art · Western literature
Orient
Eastern regions collectively
- dichotomyDivision into contrasting parts
- otheringViewing as fundamentally different
- binaryConsisting of two parts
contrast · exoticism · postcolonial · cultural divide · East meets West · cultural exchange · globalization · hybridity · cross-cultural · intercultural
setting sun
Star descending below horizon
twilight · dusk · westerly · sundown · westering · fading light · evening star