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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024oc•cult /əˈkʌlt, ˈɑkʌlt/USA pronunciation adj. - of or relating to any system claiming use or knowledge of secret, magical, or supernatural powers.
- beyond ordinary knowledge or understanding.
n. [uncountable* the + ~] - supernatural, secret, or magical powers or affairs.
oc•cult•ism, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024oc•cult (ə kult′, ok′ult),USA pronunciation adj. - of or pertaining to magic, astrology, or any system claiming use or knowledge of secret or supernatural powers or agencies.
- beyond the range of ordinary knowledge or understanding;
mysterious. - secret;
disclosed or communicated only to the initiated. - hidden from view.
- (in early science)
- not apparent on mere inspection but discoverable by experimentation.
- of a nature not understood, as physical qualities.
- dealing with such qualities;
experimental:occult science.
- Medicinepresent in amounts too small to be visible:a chemical test to detect occult blood in the stool.
n. - the supernatural or supernatural agencies and affairs considered as a whole (usually prec. by the).
- occult studies or sciences (usually prec. by the).
v.t. - to block or shut off (an object) from view;
hide. - Astronomyto hide (a celestial body) by occultation.
v.i. - to become hidden or shut off from view.
- Latin occultus (past participle of occulere to hide from view, cover up), equivalent. to oc- oc- + -cul-, akin to cēlāre to conceal + -tus past participle suffix
- 1520–30
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged metaphysical, supernatural.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged concealed, unrevealed; veiled, shrouded; mystical, cabalistic.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: occult adj /ɒˈkʌlt; ˈɒkʌlt/- of or characteristic of magical, mystical, or supernatural arts, phenomena, or influences
- (as noun): the occult
- beyond ordinary human understanding
- secret or esoteric
vb /ɒˈkʌlt/- (of a celestial body) to hide (another celestial body) from view by occultation or (of a celestial body) to become hidden by occultation
- to hide or become hidden or shut off from view
- (intransitive) (of lights, esp in lighthouses) to shut off at regular intervals
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin occultus, past participle of occulere, from ob- over, up + -culere, related to celāre to concealocˈcultness n |