Occult Definition

ə-kŭlt, ŏkŭlt
occulted, occults
adjective
Of, relating to, or dealing with supernatural or magical influences, agencies, or occurrences.
Occult astrological powers.
American Heritage
Secret; esoteric.
Webster's New World
Hidden; concealed.
Webster's New World
Beyond human understanding; mysterious.
Webster's New World
Designating or of certain arts, studies, or practices, as magic, alchemy, or astrology, involving mysterious powers that some people believe can affect the way things happen.
Webster's New World
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noun
occults
Occult practices or techniques.
A student of the occult.
American Heritage

(usually with the) Supernatural affairs.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
verb
occulted, occults
To hide or become hidden from view.
Webster's New World
To hide by occultation.
Webster's New World
To become concealed or extinguished at regular intervals.
A lighthouse beacon that occults every 45 seconds.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
idiom
the occult
  • the occult arts or studies
Webster's New World

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Occult

  • the occult

Origin of Occult

  • Latin occultus secret past participle of occulere to cover over kel-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin occultō (“hide, keep secret").

    From Wiktionary

Occult Sentence Examples

  • Certain occult powers were also attributed to the stone.

  • Very often, if not most frequently, it cannot be doubted that the occult religious significance depends on an artificial exegesis; but there are also poems of Hafiz, Saadi, and other writers, religious in their first intentions.

  • Astrology is in its nature an occult science, and there is no trace of a day of twenty-four hours among the ancient Hebrews.

  • Perhaps this is partly an " artistic " or surreal endeavor as well as an overtly occult action.

  • It has taken almost 20 years to conduct and interpret the necessary randomized trial of fecal blood occult blood testing.

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Words Starting With

OOCOCC

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TLTULT

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