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thumb|Ancient Orient of the Roman Empire and its ecclesiastical order after the [[Council of Chalcedon, 451|300x300px]] The Orient is a term referring to the East in relation to Europe, traditionally comprising anything belonging to the Eastern world. It is the antonym of the term Occident, which refers to the Western world.
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"Orient" is a historical term referring to the Eastern world, traditionally used in contrast to Europe and the Western world (called the "Occident"). The term matters because it has been fundamental to how Western societies have historically understood and categorized the geography, cultures, and civilizations of the East.
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