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occult in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. 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"
    eclipse  occult 
  2. hide from view
    "The lids were occulting her eyes"
    occult 
  3. become concealed or hidden from view or have its light extinguished
    "The beam of light occults every so often"
    occult 
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"
    mysterious  mystic  mystical  occult  secret  orphic 
  2. hidden and difficult to see
    "an occult fracture"; "occult blood in the stool"
    occult 
noun
  1. supernatural practices and techniques
    "he is a student of the occult"
    occult  occult arts 
  2. supernatural forces and events and beings collectively
    "She doesn't believe in the supernatural"
    supernatural  occult 
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University



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