occultnessn.

Brit.

/ˈɒk(ʌ)ltnəs/,

/əˈkʌltnəs/, U.S.

/əˈkəltnəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: occult adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < occult adj. + -ness suffix.

The quality or state of being occult.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the occult > [noun] > state of being

occultness1727

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > keeping from knowledge > [noun] > making obscure > obscure condition

darknessc1384

darkc1405

veiledness1662

occultness1727

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Occultness, hiddenness, concealedness.

1789 J. Bentham Introd. Princ. Morals & Legisl. Pref. 5 In his production whatever there is of occultness has been the pure result of sad necessity, and in no respect of choice.

1842 I. Taylor Anc. Christianity II. 216 The worship of relics..stood exempt, by the very occultness of the subject from that reprehension to which the open worship of images might have been liable.

1875 D. Masson Wordsworth 280 Consisting in a certain unusual degree of richness..exquisiteness..occultness, grandeur, or passionateness.

1899 A. S. White From Sphinx to Oracle xii. 114 Absolutism and occultness are the two most potent powers in Senussi-ism.

1995 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 22 Sept. f1 There is something faintly Twin Peaksian about the occultness of ‘American Gothic’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	occultness
释义	occultnessn. Brit. /ˈɒk(ʌ)ltnəs/, /əˈkʌltnəs/, U.S. /əˈkəltnəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: occult adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < occult adj. + -ness suffix. The quality or state of being occult. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > [noun] > state of being occultness1727 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > keeping from knowledge > [noun] > making obscure > obscure condition darknessc1384 darkc1405 veiledness1662 occultness1727 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Occultness, hiddenness, concealedness. 1789 J. Bentham Introd. Princ. Morals & Legisl. Pref. 5 In his production whatever there is of occultness has been the pure result of sad necessity, and in no respect of choice. 1842 I. Taylor Anc. Christianity II. 216 The worship of relics..stood exempt, by the very occultness of the subject from that reprehension to which the open worship of images might have been liable. 1875 D. Masson Wordsworth 280 Consisting in a certain unusual degree of richness..exquisiteness..occultness, grandeur, or passionateness. 1899 A. S. White From Sphinx to Oracle xii. 114 Absolutism and occultness are the two most potent powers in Senussi-ism. 1995 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 22 Sept. f1 There is something faintly Twin Peaksian about the occultness of ‘American Gothic’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1727
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