occident means the West (Western world). Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 79 out of 100.
Why this word is great
OCCIDENT — [Noun] The western part of the world, especially Europe and the Western Hemisphere; the lands of the setting sun. From Middle English occident, from Old French occident, from Latin occidentem (nominative occidens), the present participle of occidere, meaning "to fall down" or "to set" (as of the sun). Unlike "Orient" (which denotes the rising sun and a beginning) or "West" (a utilitarian directional or geopolitical term), the Occident is a realm defined by its terminus, its elegiac association with evening. It is the gilded decay of a Baroque façade in late afternoon, the cartographer’s hand resting at the map’s imagined edge, and the final amber wash across an Atlantic wave. To name something by its sunset is to inscribe its story with an ending.
name
- the West (Western world)
noun
- The part of the horizon where the sun last appears in the evening; that part of the earth towards the sunset; the west.
- The Western world; the part of the world excluding Asia and Africa.