Occult
WordNet

adjective


(1)   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"
(2)   Hidden and difficult to see
"An occult fracture"
"Occult blood in the stool"

noun


(3)   Supernatural practices and techniques
"He is a student of the occult"
(4)   Supernatural forces and events and beings collectively
"She doesn't believe in the supernatural"

verb


(5)   Hide from view
"The lids were occulting her eyes"
(6)   Become concealed or hidden from view or have its light extinguished
"The beam of light occults every so often"
(7)   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"
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Verb



  1. : To cover.
    The earth occults the moon during a lunar eclipse.

Adjective



  1. Secret; hidden from general knowledge; undetected
    occult blood loss; occult cancer
  2. Related to the occult.
 
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