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Meaning of 'occult' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Occult [ a.]
- Hidden from the eye or the understanding; inviable; secret; concealed; unknown.
2 . Occult [ v. t.]
- To eclipse; to hide from sight.

Meaning of 'occult' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . occult [ n]
Meaning (1):
- supernatural practices and techniques
Example in sentence:
  • he is a student of the occult
Meaning (2):
- supernatural forces and events and beings collectively
Example in sentence:
  • She doesn't believe in the supernatural
3 . occult [ v]
Meaning (3):
- cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention
Example in sentence:
  • Planets and stars often are occulted by other celestial bodies;
  • The Sun eclipses the moon today
Meaning (4):
- become concealed or hidden from view or have its light extinguished
Example in sentence:
  • The beam of light occults every so often
Meaning (5):
- hide from view
Example in sentence:
  • The lids were occulting her eyes
6 . occult [ s]
Meaning (6):
- hidden and difficult to see
Example in sentence:
  • an occult fracture;
  • occult blood in the stool
Meaning (7):
- having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
Example in sentence:
  • mysterious symbols;
  • occult lore;
  • the mystical style of Blake;
  • the secret learning of the ancients

Nearby Words:

occamy occasion occasionable occasional occasionalism occasionality occasionally occasionate occasioned occasioner

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