ad orientem

Unadapted borrowing from Latin ad orientem (literally “to the east”).

ad orientem

1. (ecclesiastical) Facing liturgical east, that is, in the same direction as (and thus, away from) the congregation.

Unadapted borrowing from Latin prepositional phrase ad orientem (“to the east”).

ad orientem

1. (ecclesiastical) oriented in the same direction as fellow communicants during mass (incidentally away from the people)

   Antonym: versus populum

Unadapted borrowing from Latin ad orientem.

• IPA^(key): /ad ɔˈrjɛn.tɛm/
• Rhymes: -ɛntɛm

ad orientem (not comparable)

1. (ecclesiastical) ad orientem (facing liturgical east, that is, in the same direction as and away from the congregation)

• ad orientem in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• ad orientem in Polish dictionaries at PWN