ad orientem

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

The Latin prepositional phrase ad orientem (“to the east”).

Adverb

ad orientem

  1. (liturgical posture) oriented in the same direction as fellow communicants during mass (incidentally away from the people)
    Antonym: versus populum
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