1. The act of orienting or the state of being oriented. 2. Location or position relative to the points of the compass. 3. The construction of a church so that its longitudinal axis is from west to east and its main altar is at the eastern end. 4. The direction followed in the course of a trend, movement, or development. 5. a Marxist orientation. 6. Sexual orientation. 7. An adjustment or adaptation to a new environment, situation, custom, or set of ideas. 8. orientation for incoming students. 9. Awareness of the objective world in relation to one's self.
