n. [ F., fr. L. occidens, occidentis, fr. occidents, p. pr. of occidere to fall or go down. See Occasion. ] The part of the horizon where the sun last appears in the evening; that part of the earth towards the sunset; the west; -- opposed to
I may wander from east to occident. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. occidentalis; cf. F. occidental. ]
n. pl. (Eccl.) Western Christians of the Latin rite. See Orientals. Shipley. [ 1913 Webster ]