occult

[Oc*cultĀ·]

To eclipse; to hide from sight.

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Hidden from the eye or the understanding; inviable; secret; concealed; unknown.

Noun
occult practices and techniques; "he is a student of the occult"

Noun
supernatural forces and events and beings collectively; "She doesn''t believe in the supernatural"

Verb
hide from view; "The lids were occulting her eyes"

Verb
become concealed or hidden from view or have its light extinguished; "The beam of light occults every so often"

Verb
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"

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Adjective S.
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"

Adjective S.
hidden and difficult to see; "an occult fracture"; "occult blood in the stool"


a.
Hidden from the eye or the understanding; inviable; secret; concealed; unknown.

v. t.
To eclipse; to hide from sight.


Occult

Oc*cult" , a. [L. occultus, p.p. of occulere to cover up, hide; ob (see Ob-) + a root prob.akin to E. hell: cf. F. occulte.] Hidden from the eye or the understanding; inviable; secret; concealed; unknown.
It is of an occult kind, and is so insensible in its advances as to escape observation.
Occult line (Geom.), a line drawn as a part of the construction of a figure or problem, but not to appear in the finished plan. -- Occult qualities, those qualities whose effects only were observed, but the nature and relations of whose productive agencies were undetermined; -- so called by the schoolmen. -- Occult sciences, those sciences of the Middle Ages which related to the supposed action or influence of occult qualities, or supernatural powers, as alchemy, magic, necromancy, and astrology.

Occult

Oc*cult", v. t. To eclipse; to hide from sight.

Hidden from the eye or the understanding; inviable; secret; concealed; unknown.

To eclipse; to hide from sight.

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Usage Examples

The road to freedom lies not through mysteries or occult performances, but through the intelligent use of natural forces and laws.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Capital is money, capital is commodities. By virtue of it being value, it has acquired the occult ability to add value to itself. It brings forth living offspring, or, at the least, lays golden eggs.

I like to browse in occult bookshops if for no other reason than to refresh my commitment to science.

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