Definition of occult Occult
/ʌkʌˈlt/ - [ukult] - oc•cult
We found 18 definitions of occult from 6 different sources.
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What does occult mean?
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NounPlural: occults |
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| occult - supernatural practices and techniques; "he is a student of the occult" | ||
| occult arts | ||
| practice, pattern a customary way of operation or behavior; "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern" | ||
| occult - supernatural forces and events and beings collectively; "She doesn't believe in the supernatural" | ||
| supernatural | ||
| causal agency, causal agent, cause any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results | ||
| theurgy white magic performed with the help of beneficent spirits (as formerly practiced by Neoplatonists) | ||
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| occult - hide from view; "The lids were occulting her eyes" | ||
| conceal, hold in, hold back hold back; keep from being perceived by others; "She conceals her anger well" | ||
| occult - become concealed or hidden from view or have its light extinguished; "The beam of light occults every so often" | ||
| change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" | ||
| occult - cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention; "The Sun eclipses the moon today"; "Planets and stars often are occulted by other celestial bodies" | ||
| eclipse | ||
| overshadow cast a shadow upon; "The tall tree overshadowed the house" | ||
Adjectiveoccult, occulter, occultest |
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| occult - hidden and difficult to see; "an occult fracture"; "occult blood in the stool" | ||
| occult - having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding; "mysterious symbols"; "the mystical style of Blake"; "occult lore"; "the secret learning of the ancients" | ||
| mysterious, mystic, mystical, secret, orphic | ||
| esoteric confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle; "a compilation of esoteric philosophical theories" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- occult (Noun)
Supernatural affairs. - occult (Verb)
To cover or hide from view. - occult (Verb)
To dissimulate, conceal, or obfuscate. - occult (Adjective)
Secret; hidden from general knowledge; undetected. - occult (Adjective)
Related to the occult; pertaining to mysticism, magic, or astrology. - occult (Adjective)
Esoteric.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- occult (a.)
Hidden from the eye or the understanding; inviable; secret; concealed; unknown. - occult (v. t.)
To eclipse; to hide from sight.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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occult
ok-kult′, adj. covered over: escaping observation: hidden: not discovered without test or experiment: secret, unknown, transcending the bounds of natural knowledge.—n. Occultā′tion, a concealing, esp. of one of the heavenly bodies by another: state of being hid.—adj. Occult′ed (Shak.), hidden, secret: (astron.) concealed, as by a body coming between.—ns. Occult′ism, the doctrine or study of things hidden or mysterious—theosophy, &c.; Occult′ist, one who believes in occult things.—adv. Occult′ly.—n. Occult′ness.—Occult sciences, alchemy, astrology, magic, &c. [Fr.,—L. occulĕre, occultum, to hide.]
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Occult refers to an area of knowledge or thought that is hidden.
Usages.
The word occult has many uses in the English language. Often it means knowledge of the paranormal. The term sometimes means knowledge meant only for certain people or knowledge that must be kept hidden. For most occultists it is the study of a deeper spiritual reality.
The term occult is also used as a label given to a number of magical organizations or orders, and the teachings and practices as taught by them. The name also extends to a large body of literature and spiritual philosophy.
Occultism.
Occultism is the study of occult. It can involve such subjects as magic (alternatively spelled and defined as magick), extra-sensory perception, astrology, spiritualism, numerology and lucid dreaming. There is often a strong religious element to these studies and beliefs, and many occultists profess adherence to religions such as Gnosticism, Hermeticism, Luciferianism, Thelema, and Neopaganism. While Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam are generally not considered as occult, some of their modern interpretations can be, such as the interpretation of Hinduism within Theosophy or the various occult interpretations of the Jewish Kabbalah.
Science and the occult.
Alchemy, is considered an occult practice. Alchemy used to be common among scientists, such as Isaac Newton. During the Age of Enlightenment alchemy and science went their separate ways. Newton was accused of introducing occult agencies in
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