East - Wikipedia East is the direction toward which the Earth rotates about its axis, and therefore the general direction from which the Sun appears to rise The practice of praying towards the East is older than Christianity, but has been adopted by this religion as the Orient was thought of as containing mankind's original home Hence, Christian churches have been traditionally oriented towards the east [4
East - definition of east by The Free Dictionary Define east east synonyms, east pronunciation, east translation, English dictionary definition of east n 1 Abbr E a The cardinal point on the mariner's compass 90° clockwise from due north and directly opposite west b The direction of the earth's axial
east - Wiktionary, the free dictionary east (plural easts) The direction of the earth's rotation, specifically 90° alternative form quotations Alternative form: (abbreviation) E Portsmouth is to the east of Southampton We live in the east of the country The sun rises in the east The levanter wind is in from the east
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