noun (n)

• the act of orienting(noun.act)

  source: wordnet30
• an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs(noun.cognition)

  source: wordnet30
• position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions(noun.linkdef)

  source: wordnet30
• a predisposition in favor of something(noun.cognition)

  Example:
  Showed a Marxist orientation.
  

  Synonym:
  predilection, preference
  

  source: wordnet30
• a person's awareness of self with regard to position and time and place and personal relationships(noun.cognition)

  source: wordnet30
• a course introducing a new situation or environment(noun.act)

  Synonym:
  orientation course
  

  source: wordnet30
• The act or process of orientating; determination of the points of the compass, or the east point, in taking bearings.(noun)

  source: webster1913