English dictionary
occult
adjectivePronunciation
ˈɒk.ʌlt
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
adjective
- hidden and difficult to see
noun
- supernatural practices and techniques
noun
- supernatural forces and events and beings collectively
verb
- hide from view
verb
- become concealed or hidden from view or have its light extinguished
verb
- cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention
Example sentences
mysterious symbols
the mystical style of Blake
occult lore
the secret learning of the ancients
an occult fracture
occult blood in the stool
he is a student of the occult
She doesn't believe in the supernatural
The lids were occulting her eyes
The beam of light occults every so often
The Sun eclipses the moon today
Planets and stars often are occulted by other celestial bodies