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 Definitions of Occult  [əˈkʌlt, ˈɒk ʌlt]  

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Definition of 'Occult' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) occult
of or pertaining to any system claiming use or knowledge of secret or supernatural powers or agencies.

2.  occult
beyond ordinary knowledge or understanding.

3.  occult
secret; disclosed or communicated only to the initiated.

4.  occult
hidden from view.

5. (n.) occult
the occult, the supernatural, or supernatural agencies and affairs considered as a whole.

6. (v.t.) occult
to block or shut off (an object) from view; hide.

7.  occult
to hide (a celestial body) by occultation.

8. (v.i.) occult
to become hidden or shut off from view.

Etymology:  (1520–30; < L occultus, ptp. of occulere to hide from view =oc-oc-+-culere, akin to cēlāre to conceal)

Definition of 'Occult' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) supernatural, occult
supernatural forces and events and beings collectively
"She doesn't believe in the supernatural"

2. (adj) occult, occult arts
supernatural practices and techniques
"he is a student of the occult"

3. (adj) occult
hidden and difficult to see
"an occult fracture"; "occult blood in the stool"

4. (verb) mysterious, mystic, mystical, occult, secret, orphic
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"

5. (verb) eclipse, 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"

6. (verb) occult
become concealed or hidden from view or have its light extinguished
"The beam of light occults every so often"

7. (verb) occult
hide from view
"The lids were occulting her eyes"


Translation of 'Occult' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: supernatural practices, ceremonies etc
He has made a study of witches, magic and the occult.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: okkultisme Arabic flag Arabic: السِّحْر والتَّنْجيم Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: таен
Brazilian flag Brazilian: oculto Czech flag Czech: okultní vědy German flag German: der Okkultismus
Danish flag Danish: det okkulte Greek flag Greek: απόκρυφος, μυστικιστικός Spanish flag Spanish: oculto
Estonian flag Estonian: salateadus Farsi flag Farsi: پژوهش های مربوط به علوم ا Finnish flag Finnish: okkultistinen
French flag French: le surnaturel, les scienc Hebrew flag Hebrew: מַאגִי Hindi flag Hindi: जादू-टोना
Croatian flag Croatian: okultizam Hungarian flag Hungarian: okkult (praktikák) Indonesian flag Indonesian: ilmu gaib
Icelandic flag Icelandic: yfirskilvitlegur; dulspek Italian flag Italian: occulto Japanese flag Japanese: オカルト
Korean flag Korean: 초자연적인 것 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: okultizmas Latvian flag Latvian: okultisms
Malay flag Malay: ghaib Dutch flag Dutch: het occulte Norwegian flag Norwegian: det overnaturlige; okkult
Polish flag Polish: okultyzm Persian flag Persian: پژوهش های مربوط به علوم ا Pashto flag Pashto: د رازونو او سحر زدكړه
Portuguese flag Portuguese: oculto Romanian flag Romanian: ştiinţele oculte, supra­n Russian flag Russian: оккультизм
Slovak flag Slovak: okultizmus Slovenian flag Slovenian: okultne vede Serbian flag Serbian: mistika
Swedish flag Swedish: ockult, magisk: det ockul Thai flag Thai: เกี่ยวกับเวทมนตร์ Turkish flag Turkish: gizem bilimi; büyücülük
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 神秘的,超自然的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: окультні науки Urdu flag Urdu: مافوق الفطرت
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: sự huyền bí Chinese flag Chinese: 神秘的,超自然的

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