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oc·cult    Audio Help   [uh-kuhlt, ok-uhlt] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.of or pertaining to magic, astrology, or any system claiming use or knowledge of secret or supernatural powers or agencies.
2.beyond the range of ordinary knowledge or understanding; mysterious.
3.secret; disclosed or communicated only to the initiated.
4.hidden from view.
5.(in early science)
a.not apparent on mere inspection but discoverable by experimentation.
b.of a nature not understood, as physical qualities.
c.dealing with such qualities; experimental: occult science.
6.Medicine/Medical. present in amounts too small to be visible: a chemical test to detect occult blood in the stool.
–noun
7.the supernatural or supernatural agencies and affairs considered as a whole (usually prec. by the).
8.occult studies or sciences (usually prec. by the).
–verb (used with object)
9.to block or shut off (an object) from view; hide.
10.Astronomy. to hide (a celestial body) by occultation.
–verb (used without object)
11.to become hidden or shut off from view.
[Origin: 1520–30; < L occultus (ptp. of occulere to hide from view, cover up), equiv. to oc- oc- + -cul-, akin to célāre to conceal + -tus ptp. suffix]

—Related forms
oc·cult·er, noun
oc·cult·ly, adverb
oc·cult·ness, noun

—Synonyms 2. metaphysical, supernatural. 3. concealed, unrevealed; veiled, shrouded; mystical, cabalistic.
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  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  occult
Part of Speech:  adjective
Synonyms:  abstruse, arcane, concealed, cryptic, eerie, esoteric, hidden, inscrutable, magic, mysterious, mystic, mystical, psychic, recondite, secret, supernatural, underground, voodoo, weird, unrevealed
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
Copyright © 2008 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC.
  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  hide
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To put or keep out of sight.
Synonyms:  bury, cache, conceal, ensconce, secrete
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  mysterious
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Difficult to explain or understand.
Synonyms:  arcane, cabalistic, cryptic, enigmatic, mystic, mystical, mystifying, puzzling
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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