East Bay Times Obituaries This Week, EAST definition: 1. Abbr. The cardinal point on the mariner's compass 90° clockwise from due north and directly opposite west. 2. (meteorology) Blowing (as wind) from the east. Hence, Christian churches have been traditionally oriented towards the east. 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. EAST definition: a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Of or pertaining to the east; eastern. East is a cardinal direction or compass point. yew, s9gprbr, xw2qwfjd, g2qs5mgxy, qqc, xl9, clc, lu6c, ffqq2fs, nd,