Definition of occult in English:

occult

noun ˈɒkʌltɒˈkʌltəˈkəlt

the occult

Mystical, supernatural, or magical powers, practices, or phenomena.
a secret society to study alchemy and the occult
Example sentencesExamples
- Is this what happens when amateurs try to dabble in the occult?
- About ten or fifteen years ago when I was starting on my path, I was drawn to all aspects of the occult.
- Many of our discussions get deeply involved with the mechanics of magick and the occult.
- They acted in a way that seemed to confirm the Christian identification of pagan cult with sorcery and the occult.
- Kramer believes some critics are confusing magic with the occult.
- It had a large section devoted to books about the paranormal and the occult.
- Nevertheless, Backster has become the darling of several occult, parapsychological and pseudoscientific notions.
- No limit can be set to the forms of deception practised in the occult.
- Is their a distinction between magic and the occult?
- They show Antin's growing passion for mysticism and the occult.
- There she created her own brand of Surrealism, bringing to it a passion for alchemy, mysticism and the occult.
- It wasn't until Steiner was nearly forty and the 19th century was about to end that he became deeply interested in the occult.
- For many, they have viewed it with suspicion, as though it bordered on the occult.
- It is not known to have any occult powers, however.
- This was later altered to mean ‘witch’ or ‘magician’ for the people who practiced the occult.
- The true faith became perverted into the false practices of the occult.
- Stokes answers that he has also specialized in anthropology, parapsychology and the occult.
- This categorisation has to be seen in the context of the place of telepathy and the occult in psychoanalysis.
- Actually, I suspect it is really about religion, in the same way that Tropic of Night was about black magic or voodoo or the occult.
- What you do need, though, is a penchant for the occult.
Synonyms
the supernatural, the paranormal, supernaturalism, magic, black magic, witchcraft, sorcery, necromancy, wizardry, the black arts, Kabbalah, cabbalism, occultism, diabolism, devil worship, devilry, voodoo, hoodoo, white magic, witchery, witching, orenda, mysticism
New Zealand makutu
rare theurgy

adjective ɒˈkʌltˈɒkʌltəˈkəlt

1Involving or relating to mystical, supernatural, or magical powers, practices, or phenomena.
an occult ceremony
a weird occult sensation of having experienced the identical situation before
Example sentencesExamples
- It is no accident therefore, that alchemy has been relegated to the margins along with other occult practices.
- Plus I will be putting together two galleries, one of designs I have done for specific people, and another of occult tattoo flash art.
- I am often thankful that I started studying/practicing Zen shortly before I began studying/practicing various occult traditions.
- Her plots depend on the occult power of art and the frailty of our ordinary healthy relation to the world.
- As Thomson relates, film began as an occult, slightly shady art, played in flickering lights often in the bad part of town.
- He was the son of Silken Thomas and as a result of being educated in Italy he came to be recognised as a dabbler in the occult arts.
- She even thought that mesmerism and hypnotism were occult arts.
- The Allies raid the camp where the occult ceremony is taking place, but not before a demon has already been conjured.
- From her he had inherited his mysticism and his occult powers.
- Leading members of the society visited India and other parts of Asia to study mystical teachings and seek out occult phenomena.
- The result is witchcraft practised as an occult art, operating primarily through spells and curses.
- In addition Spence distinguished between the benevolent occult arts and black magic.
- I have a doctorate in religious philosophy as well as the occult arts so I know a lot about different religions.
- The genuine seekers of truth will receive the spiritual awakening not by psychedelic drugs nor by occult practices.
- Americans have significantly increased their belief in psychic, paranormal and occult phenomena over the past decade, the Gallup Poll notes.
- Both Christian and Jew are forbidden to participate in the occult practices listed in Deuteronomy 18: 10.
- I had a grandmother involved in the occult practice of Kabala and that was very dangerous.
- He passionately wanted to revive interest in the occult arts.
- Seeking ‘higher levels of consciousness’ may instead bring devotees face to face with evil spirits through occult practices.
- The regulation bans any direct or indirect promotion through radio or television of occult practices.
Synonyms
supernatural, magic, magical, mystical, mystic, paranormal, psychic, necromantic, preternatural, transcendental
secret, hidden, dark, concealed, veiled, invisible, obscure, recondite, cryptic, arcane, abstruse, esoteric, cabbalistic
inexplicable, unexplainable, unfathomable, incomprehensible, impenetrable, unrevealed, puzzling, perplexing, mystifying, mysterious, enigmatic, hermetic
1. 1.1 Communicated only to the initiated; esoteric.
  the typically occult language of the time
  Example sentencesExamples
  Since my initiation, very few outside of my Order knew of my initiation or of my occult involvement.
  Every culture has its avant-garde, and every avant-garde has its own occult language.
  That's what is so disappointing about using the Net to organize occult communities.
  Goddess worship is a key component in most esoteric - or what came to be known as occult - traditions.
2Medicine
(of a disease or process) not accompanied by readily discernible signs or symptoms.
careful palpation sometimes discloses occult spina bifida
Example sentencesExamples
- The authors conclude that low levels of cholesterol may be potential warning signs of occult disease or rapidly declining health.
- Many organisms can cause febrile occult infection in young children.
- What investigations might prove useful as screening tests for occult cancers?
- The systemic features of both entities can mimic occult infection, malignancy, multiple myeloma and connective tissue disease.
- It is also possible that some cases of ‘idiopathic’ pneumonia actually represent episodes of occult infection.
1. 2.1 (of blood) abnormally present, e.g. in faeces, but detectable only chemically or microscopically.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The cards were rehydrated before testing, which has been shown to increase the sensitivity of occult blood detection.
  A physician could recommend a colonoscopy, fecal occult blood testing, a double-barium enema, flexible sigmoidoscopy, or a general rectal exam.
  Stahnke underwent a fecal occult blood test, a colonoscopy, a computerized tomography scan of her abdomen and a colonic transit study.
  When compared with endoscopy, faecal occult blood tests detect < 30% of cancers and < 12% of large adenomas.
  The presence of occult blood in the stool may be a sign of neoplasms or esophagitis.

verb ˈɒkʌltɒˈkʌltɒˈkʌltəˈkəlt

[with object]

1Cut off from view by interposing something.
a wooden screen designed to occult the competitors
Example sentencesExamples
- What is contained within this stylized structure is the occulted truth that is causing the disease of Denmark.
- The sound was being occulted by something that passed in front of it with an acoustic masker.
- He presented core themes of his philosophy in the form of an exposition of occulted truths contained in the first book of Genesis.
- To find the picture's meaning occulted in the thing itself, to discover a structure that will resolve all interpretative debate: these are art history's perennial dreams.
- The blinding sun has occulted a segment of the river's surface, rendering it opaque to the spectator's eye.
- Of course, putting it like that it seems as though I'm passing the buck onto a vast occulted primal drive within my psyche.
1. 1.1Astronomy (of a celestial body) conceal (an apparently smaller body) from view by passing or being in front of it.
  the Moon occults Mars during daylight on March 22
  Example sentencesExamples
  Nineteenth-century astronomers argued over what they saw through their telescopes when the Moon occulted a star.
  With an occulting disk obscuring the Sun, an artificial eclipse would be produced.
  In daylight on the 25th, the planet is occulted by a slender crescent Moon.
  From parts of northwestern Canada and Alaska, the Moon will actually occult Jupiter.
  Alternatively Mercury might pass behind Venus and be occulted.
  Synonyms
  blot out, block, cover, obscure, veil, shroud, hide, conceal, obliterate, darken, dim

Derivatives

occultation

noun ˌɒkəlˈteɪʃ(ə)nˌɑkəlˈteɪʃ(ə)n

This produced a series of occultations and eclipses of and by the satellite, each half-orbit, from 1985 to 1992.
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘This is similar to what was found from previous Earth-based stellar occultations,’ Lellouch said.
- ‘We see an opacity asymmetry in the stellar occultations,’ Colwell reported.
- It's the tail end of an eclipse or ‘lunar occultation.’
- I also worked with the Voyager photopolarimeter team that observed stellar occultations of Saturn's rings.

occultism

noun ɒˈkʌlˌtɪz(ə)məˈkəlˌtɪzəm

This edition will thus serve as a valuable point of comparison to the study of witchcraft and renaissance occultism.
Example sentencesExamples
- The mysticism and its occultism are interpreted in every detail of the idol.
- My second catalyst was also well acquainted with various forms of mysticism, occultism and meditation.
- The end of the twentieth century was marked by a boom of astrology, mysticism, and occultism in many countries.
- I thought it might be interesting to look at the concept of ‘the counter culture’ and how it relates to magic and occultism.

occultist

noun əˈkʌltɪstˈɒkʌltɪstəˈkəltəst

Why do witches, pagans and occultists hold such store by the notion of being ‘boundary breakers’?
Example sentencesExamples
- For the vampire or budding occultist in you we have this.
- Duquette is a good writer and a serious occultist.
- However, it should not be assumed that all young people in Down who listen to metal are drug-crazed occultists.
- Randi had for decades used his insider's knowledge of the flim-flam trade to humiliate a generation of occultists.

occultly

adverb ˈɒkʌltliəˈkəltli

I didn't know you were so occultly tuned.

occultness

noun ˈɒkʌltnəsəˈkəltnəs

The occultness and the intrinsic links of both the universe and human beings are incredibly demonstrated.
Example sentencesExamples
- Tool will not be moving over for Klaxons, because Klaxons aren't very good musicians and are being painfully gimmicky with their occultness.

Origin

Late 15th century (as a verb): from Latin occultare 'secrete', frequentative of occulere 'conceal', based on celare 'to hide'; the adjective and noun from occult- 'covered over', from the verb occulere.

Definition of occult in US English:

occult

nounəˈkəltəˈkəlt

the occult

Supernatural, mystical, or magical beliefs, practices, or phenomena.
a secret society to study alchemy and the occult
Example sentencesExamples
- Many of our discussions get deeply involved with the mechanics of magick and the occult.
- They show Antin's growing passion for mysticism and the occult.
- Is their a distinction between magic and the occult?
- Kramer believes some critics are confusing magic with the occult.
- This categorisation has to be seen in the context of the place of telepathy and the occult in psychoanalysis.
- What you do need, though, is a penchant for the occult.
- Actually, I suspect it is really about religion, in the same way that Tropic of Night was about black magic or voodoo or the occult.
- For many, they have viewed it with suspicion, as though it bordered on the occult.
- No limit can be set to the forms of deception practised in the occult.
- About ten or fifteen years ago when I was starting on my path, I was drawn to all aspects of the occult.
- They acted in a way that seemed to confirm the Christian identification of pagan cult with sorcery and the occult.
- Is this what happens when amateurs try to dabble in the occult?
- It had a large section devoted to books about the paranormal and the occult.
- It wasn't until Steiner was nearly forty and the 19th century was about to end that he became deeply interested in the occult.
- Nevertheless, Backster has become the darling of several occult, parapsychological and pseudoscientific notions.
- It is not known to have any occult powers, however.
- Stokes answers that he has also specialized in anthropology, parapsychology and the occult.
- There she created her own brand of Surrealism, bringing to it a passion for alchemy, mysticism and the occult.
- This was later altered to mean ‘witch’ or ‘magician’ for the people who practiced the occult.
- The true faith became perverted into the false practices of the occult.
Synonyms
the supernatural, the paranormal, supernaturalism, magic, black magic, witchcraft, sorcery, necromancy, wizardry, the black arts, kabbalah, cabbalism, occultism, diabolism, devil worship, devilry, voodoo, hoodoo, white magic, witchery, witching, orenda, mysticism

adjectiveəˈkəltəˈkəlt

1Of, involving, or relating to supernatural, mystical, or magical powers or phenomena.
a follower of occult practices similar to voodoo
1. 1.1 Beyond the range of ordinary knowledge or experience; mysterious.
  a weird occult sensation of having experienced the identical situation before
  Example sentencesExamples
  The regulation bans any direct or indirect promotion through radio or television of occult practices.
  The result is witchcraft practised as an occult art, operating primarily through spells and curses.
  Both Christian and Jew are forbidden to participate in the occult practices listed in Deuteronomy 18: 10.
  I have a doctorate in religious philosophy as well as the occult arts so I know a lot about different religions.
  He passionately wanted to revive interest in the occult arts.
  I am often thankful that I started studying/practicing Zen shortly before I began studying/practicing various occult traditions.
  Leading members of the society visited India and other parts of Asia to study mystical teachings and seek out occult phenomena.
  The Allies raid the camp where the occult ceremony is taking place, but not before a demon has already been conjured.
  He was the son of Silken Thomas and as a result of being educated in Italy he came to be recognised as a dabbler in the occult arts.
  It is no accident therefore, that alchemy has been relegated to the margins along with other occult practices.
  Her plots depend on the occult power of art and the frailty of our ordinary healthy relation to the world.
  Americans have significantly increased their belief in psychic, paranormal and occult phenomena over the past decade, the Gallup Poll notes.
  As Thomson relates, film began as an occult, slightly shady art, played in flickering lights often in the bad part of town.
  Seeking ‘higher levels of consciousness’ may instead bring devotees face to face with evil spirits through occult practices.
  I had a grandmother involved in the occult practice of Kabala and that was very dangerous.
  Plus I will be putting together two galleries, one of designs I have done for specific people, and another of occult tattoo flash art.
  She even thought that mesmerism and hypnotism were occult arts.
  In addition Spence distinguished between the benevolent occult arts and black magic.
  From her he had inherited his mysticism and his occult powers.
  The genuine seekers of truth will receive the spiritual awakening not by psychedelic drugs nor by occult practices.
  Synonyms
  supernatural, magic, magical, mystical, mystic, paranormal, psychic, necromantic, preternatural, transcendental
2. 1.2 Communicated only to the initiated; esoteric.
  the typically occult language of the time
  Example sentencesExamples
  That's what is so disappointing about using the Net to organize occult communities.
  Since my initiation, very few outside of my Order knew of my initiation or of my occult involvement.
  Every culture has its avant-garde, and every avant-garde has its own occult language.
  Goddess worship is a key component in most esoteric - or what came to be known as occult - traditions.
2Medicine
(of a disease or process) not accompanied by readily discernible signs or symptoms.
Example sentencesExamples
- The systemic features of both entities can mimic occult infection, malignancy, multiple myeloma and connective tissue disease.
- What investigations might prove useful as screening tests for occult cancers?
- Many organisms can cause febrile occult infection in young children.
- The authors conclude that low levels of cholesterol may be potential warning signs of occult disease or rapidly declining health.
- It is also possible that some cases of ‘idiopathic’ pneumonia actually represent episodes of occult infection.
1. 2.1 (of blood) abnormally present, e.g., in feces, but detectable only chemically or microscopically.
  Example sentencesExamples
  A physician could recommend a colonoscopy, fecal occult blood testing, a double-barium enema, flexible sigmoidoscopy, or a general rectal exam.
  The presence of occult blood in the stool may be a sign of neoplasms or esophagitis.
  The cards were rehydrated before testing, which has been shown to increase the sensitivity of occult blood detection.
  When compared with endoscopy, faecal occult blood tests detect < 30% of cancers and < 12% of large adenomas.
  Stahnke underwent a fecal occult blood test, a colonoscopy, a computerized tomography scan of her abdomen and a colonic transit study.

verbəˈkəltəˈkəlt

[with object]

1Cut off from view by interposing something.
a wooden screen designed to occult the competitors
Example sentencesExamples
- The blinding sun has occulted a segment of the river's surface, rendering it opaque to the spectator's eye.
- What is contained within this stylized structure is the occulted truth that is causing the disease of Denmark.
- Of course, putting it like that it seems as though I'm passing the buck onto a vast occulted primal drive within my psyche.
- The sound was being occulted by something that passed in front of it with an acoustic masker.
- He presented core themes of his philosophy in the form of an exposition of occulted truths contained in the first book of Genesis.
- To find the picture's meaning occulted in the thing itself, to discover a structure that will resolve all interpretative debate: these are art history's perennial dreams.
1. 1.1Astronomy (of a celestial body) conceal (an apparently smaller body) from view by passing or being in front of it.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Nineteenth-century astronomers argued over what they saw through their telescopes when the Moon occulted a star.
  Alternatively Mercury might pass behind Venus and be occulted.
  With an occulting disk obscuring the Sun, an artificial eclipse would be produced.
  From parts of northwestern Canada and Alaska, the Moon will actually occult Jupiter.
  In daylight on the 25th, the planet is occulted by a slender crescent Moon.
  Synonyms
  blot out, block, cover, obscure, veil, shroud, hide, conceal, obliterate, darken, dim

Origin

Late 15th century (as a verb): from Latin occultare ‘secrete’, frequentative of occulere ‘conceal’, based on celare ‘to hide’; the adjective and noun from occult- ‘covered over’, from the verb occulere.

单词	occult
释义	Definition of occult in English: occult noun ˈɒkʌltɒˈkʌltəˈkəlt the occult Mystical, supernatural, or magical powers, practices, or phenomena. a secret society to study alchemy and the occult Example sentencesExamples Is this what happens when amateurs try to dabble in the occult? About ten or fifteen years ago when I was starting on my path, I was drawn to all aspects of the occult. Many of our discussions get deeply involved with the mechanics of magick and the occult. They acted in a way that seemed to confirm the Christian identification of pagan cult with sorcery and the occult. Kramer believes some critics are confusing magic with the occult. It had a large section devoted to books about the paranormal and the occult. Nevertheless, Backster has become the darling of several occult, parapsychological and pseudoscientific notions. No limit can be set to the forms of deception practised in the occult. Is their a distinction between magic and the occult? They show Antin's growing passion for mysticism and the occult. There she created her own brand of Surrealism, bringing to it a passion for alchemy, mysticism and the occult. It wasn't until Steiner was nearly forty and the 19th century was about to end that he became deeply interested in the occult. For many, they have viewed it with suspicion, as though it bordered on the occult. It is not known to have any occult powers, however. This was later altered to mean ‘witch’ or ‘magician’ for the people who practiced the occult. The true faith became perverted into the false practices of the occult. Stokes answers that he has also specialized in anthropology, parapsychology and the occult. This categorisation has to be seen in the context of the place of telepathy and the occult in psychoanalysis. Actually, I suspect it is really about religion, in the same way that Tropic of Night was about black magic or voodoo or the occult. What you do need, though, is a penchant for the occult. Synonyms the supernatural, the paranormal, supernaturalism, magic, black magic, witchcraft, sorcery, necromancy, wizardry, the black arts, Kabbalah, cabbalism, occultism, diabolism, devil worship, devilry, voodoo, hoodoo, white magic, witchery, witching, orenda, mysticism New Zealand makutu rare theurgy adjective ɒˈkʌltˈɒkʌltəˈkəlt 1Involving or relating to mystical, supernatural, or magical powers, practices, or phenomena. an occult ceremony a weird occult sensation of having experienced the identical situation before Example sentencesExamples It is no accident therefore, that alchemy has been relegated to the margins along with other occult practices. Plus I will be putting together two galleries, one of designs I have done for specific people, and another of occult tattoo flash art. I am often thankful that I started studying/practicing Zen shortly before I began studying/practicing various occult traditions. Her plots depend on the occult power of art and the frailty of our ordinary healthy relation to the world. As Thomson relates, film began as an occult, slightly shady art, played in flickering lights often in the bad part of town. He was the son of Silken Thomas and as a result of being educated in Italy he came to be recognised as a dabbler in the occult arts. She even thought that mesmerism and hypnotism were occult arts. The Allies raid the camp where the occult ceremony is taking place, but not before a demon has already been conjured. From her he had inherited his mysticism and his occult powers. Leading members of the society visited India and other parts of Asia to study mystical teachings and seek out occult phenomena. The result is witchcraft practised as an occult art, operating primarily through spells and curses. In addition Spence distinguished between the benevolent occult arts and black magic. I have a doctorate in religious philosophy as well as the occult arts so I know a lot about different religions. The genuine seekers of truth will receive the spiritual awakening not by psychedelic drugs nor by occult practices. Americans have significantly increased their belief in psychic, paranormal and occult phenomena over the past decade, the Gallup Poll notes. Both Christian and Jew are forbidden to participate in the occult practices listed in Deuteronomy 18: 10. I had a grandmother involved in the occult practice of Kabala and that was very dangerous. He passionately wanted to revive interest in the occult arts. Seeking ‘higher levels of consciousness’ may instead bring devotees face to face with evil spirits through occult practices. The regulation bans any direct or indirect promotion through radio or television of occult practices. Synonyms supernatural, magic, magical, mystical, mystic, paranormal, psychic, necromantic, preternatural, transcendental secret, hidden, dark, concealed, veiled, invisible, obscure, recondite, cryptic, arcane, abstruse, esoteric, cabbalistic inexplicable, unexplainable, unfathomable, incomprehensible, impenetrable, unrevealed, puzzling, perplexing, mystifying, mysterious, enigmatic, hermetic 1.1 Communicated only to the initiated; esoteric. the typically occult language of the time Example sentencesExamples Since my initiation, very few outside of my Order knew of my initiation or of my occult involvement. Every culture has its avant-garde, and every avant-garde has its own occult language. That's what is so disappointing about using the Net to organize occult communities. Goddess worship is a key component in most esoteric - or what came to be known as occult - traditions. 2Medicine (of a disease or process) not accompanied by readily discernible signs or symptoms. careful palpation sometimes discloses occult spina bifida Example sentencesExamples The authors conclude that low levels of cholesterol may be potential warning signs of occult disease or rapidly declining health. Many organisms can cause febrile occult infection in young children. What investigations might prove useful as screening tests for occult cancers? The systemic features of both entities can mimic occult infection, malignancy, multiple myeloma and connective tissue disease. It is also possible that some cases of ‘idiopathic’ pneumonia actually represent episodes of occult infection. 2.1 (of blood) abnormally present, e.g. in faeces, but detectable only chemically or microscopically. Example sentencesExamples The cards were rehydrated before testing, which has been shown to increase the sensitivity of occult blood detection. A physician could recommend a colonoscopy, fecal occult blood testing, a double-barium enema, flexible sigmoidoscopy, or a general rectal exam. Stahnke underwent a fecal occult blood test, a colonoscopy, a computerized tomography scan of her abdomen and a colonic transit study. When compared with endoscopy, faecal occult blood tests detect < 30% of cancers and < 12% of large adenomas. The presence of occult blood in the stool may be a sign of neoplasms or esophagitis. verb ˈɒkʌltɒˈkʌltɒˈkʌltəˈkəlt [with object] 1Cut off from view by interposing something. a wooden screen designed to occult the competitors Example sentencesExamples What is contained within this stylized structure is the occulted truth that is causing the disease of Denmark. The sound was being occulted by something that passed in front of it with an acoustic masker. He presented core themes of his philosophy in the form of an exposition of occulted truths contained in the first book of Genesis. To find the picture's meaning occulted in the thing itself, to discover a structure that will resolve all interpretative debate: these are art history's perennial dreams. The blinding sun has occulted a segment of the river's surface, rendering it opaque to the spectator's eye. Of course, putting it like that it seems as though I'm passing the buck onto a vast occulted primal drive within my psyche. 1.1Astronomy (of a celestial body) conceal (an apparently smaller body) from view by passing or being in front of it. the Moon occults Mars during daylight on March 22 Example sentencesExamples Nineteenth-century astronomers argued over what they saw through their telescopes when the Moon occulted a star. With an occulting disk obscuring the Sun, an artificial eclipse would be produced. In daylight on the 25th, the planet is occulted by a slender crescent Moon. From parts of northwestern Canada and Alaska, the Moon will actually occult Jupiter. Alternatively Mercury might pass behind Venus and be occulted. Synonyms blot out, block, cover, obscure, veil, shroud, hide, conceal, obliterate, darken, dim Derivatives occultation noun ˌɒkəlˈteɪʃ(ə)nˌɑkəlˈteɪʃ(ə)n This produced a series of occultations and eclipses of and by the satellite, each half-orbit, from 1985 to 1992. Example sentencesExamples ‘This is similar to what was found from previous Earth-based stellar occultations,’ Lellouch said. ‘We see an opacity asymmetry in the stellar occultations,’ Colwell reported. It's the tail end of an eclipse or ‘lunar occultation.’ I also worked with the Voyager photopolarimeter team that observed stellar occultations of Saturn's rings. occultism noun ɒˈkʌlˌtɪz(ə)məˈkəlˌtɪzəm This edition will thus serve as a valuable point of comparison to the study of witchcraft and renaissance occultism. Example sentencesExamples The mysticism and its occultism are interpreted in every detail of the idol. My second catalyst was also well acquainted with various forms of mysticism, occultism and meditation. The end of the twentieth century was marked by a boom of astrology, mysticism, and occultism in many countries. I thought it might be interesting to look at the concept of ‘the counter culture’ and how it relates to magic and occultism. occultist noun əˈkʌltɪstˈɒkʌltɪstəˈkəltəst Why do witches, pagans and occultists hold such store by the notion of being ‘boundary breakers’? Example sentencesExamples For the vampire or budding occultist in you we have this. Duquette is a good writer and a serious occultist. However, it should not be assumed that all young people in Down who listen to metal are drug-crazed occultists. Randi had for decades used his insider's knowledge of the flim-flam trade to humiliate a generation of occultists. occultly adverb ˈɒkʌltliəˈkəltli I didn't know you were so occultly tuned. occultness noun ˈɒkʌltnəsəˈkəltnəs The occultness and the intrinsic links of both the universe and human beings are incredibly demonstrated. Example sentencesExamples Tool will not be moving over for Klaxons, because Klaxons aren't very good musicians and are being painfully gimmicky with their occultness. Origin Late 15th century (as a verb): from Latin occultare 'secrete', frequentative of occulere 'conceal', based on celare 'to hide'; the adjective and noun from occult- 'covered over', from the verb occulere. Definition of occult in US English: occult nounəˈkəltəˈkəlt the occult Supernatural, mystical, or magical beliefs, practices, or phenomena. a secret society to study alchemy and the occult Example sentencesExamples Many of our discussions get deeply involved with the mechanics of magick and the occult. They show Antin's growing passion for mysticism and the occult. Is their a distinction between magic and the occult? Kramer believes some critics are confusing magic with the occult. This categorisation has to be seen in the context of the place of telepathy and the occult in psychoanalysis. What you do need, though, is a penchant for the occult. Actually, I suspect it is really about religion, in the same way that Tropic of Night was about black magic or voodoo or the occult. For many, they have viewed it with suspicion, as though it bordered on the occult. No limit can be set to the forms of deception practised in the occult. About ten or fifteen years ago when I was starting on my path, I was drawn to all aspects of the occult. They acted in a way that seemed to confirm the Christian identification of pagan cult with sorcery and the occult. Is this what happens when amateurs try to dabble in the occult? It had a large section devoted to books about the paranormal and the occult. It wasn't until Steiner was nearly forty and the 19th century was about to end that he became deeply interested in the occult. Nevertheless, Backster has become the darling of several occult, parapsychological and pseudoscientific notions. It is not known to have any occult powers, however. Stokes answers that he has also specialized in anthropology, parapsychology and the occult. There she created her own brand of Surrealism, bringing to it a passion for alchemy, mysticism and the occult. This was later altered to mean ‘witch’ or ‘magician’ for the people who practiced the occult. The true faith became perverted into the false practices of the occult. Synonyms the supernatural, the paranormal, supernaturalism, magic, black magic, witchcraft, sorcery, necromancy, wizardry, the black arts, kabbalah, cabbalism, occultism, diabolism, devil worship, devilry, voodoo, hoodoo, white magic, witchery, witching, orenda, mysticism adjectiveəˈkəltəˈkəlt 1Of, involving, or relating to supernatural, mystical, or magical powers or phenomena. a follower of occult practices similar to voodoo 1.1 Beyond the range of ordinary knowledge or experience; mysterious. a weird occult sensation of having experienced the identical situation before Example sentencesExamples The regulation bans any direct or indirect promotion through radio or television of occult practices. The result is witchcraft practised as an occult art, operating primarily through spells and curses. Both Christian and Jew are forbidden to participate in the occult practices listed in Deuteronomy 18: 10. I have a doctorate in religious philosophy as well as the occult arts so I know a lot about different religions. He passionately wanted to revive interest in the occult arts. I am often thankful that I started studying/practicing Zen shortly before I began studying/practicing various occult traditions. Leading members of the society visited India and other parts of Asia to study mystical teachings and seek out occult phenomena. The Allies raid the camp where the occult ceremony is taking place, but not before a demon has already been conjured. He was the son of Silken Thomas and as a result of being educated in Italy he came to be recognised as a dabbler in the occult arts. It is no accident therefore, that alchemy has been relegated to the margins along with other occult practices. Her plots depend on the occult power of art and the frailty of our ordinary healthy relation to the world. Americans have significantly increased their belief in psychic, paranormal and occult phenomena over the past decade, the Gallup Poll notes. As Thomson relates, film began as an occult, slightly shady art, played in flickering lights often in the bad part of town. Seeking ‘higher levels of consciousness’ may instead bring devotees face to face with evil spirits through occult practices. I had a grandmother involved in the occult practice of Kabala and that was very dangerous. Plus I will be putting together two galleries, one of designs I have done for specific people, and another of occult tattoo flash art. She even thought that mesmerism and hypnotism were occult arts. In addition Spence distinguished between the benevolent occult arts and black magic. From her he had inherited his mysticism and his occult powers. The genuine seekers of truth will receive the spiritual awakening not by psychedelic drugs nor by occult practices. Synonyms supernatural, magic, magical, mystical, mystic, paranormal, psychic, necromantic, preternatural, transcendental 1.2 Communicated only to the initiated; esoteric. the typically occult language of the time Example sentencesExamples That's what is so disappointing about using the Net to organize occult communities. Since my initiation, very few outside of my Order knew of my initiation or of my occult involvement. Every culture has its avant-garde, and every avant-garde has its own occult language. Goddess worship is a key component in most esoteric - or what came to be known as occult - traditions. 2Medicine (of a disease or process) not accompanied by readily discernible signs or symptoms. Example sentencesExamples The systemic features of both entities can mimic occult infection, malignancy, multiple myeloma and connective tissue disease. What investigations might prove useful as screening tests for occult cancers? Many organisms can cause febrile occult infection in young children. The authors conclude that low levels of cholesterol may be potential warning signs of occult disease or rapidly declining health. It is also possible that some cases of ‘idiopathic’ pneumonia actually represent episodes of occult infection. 2.1 (of blood) abnormally present, e.g., in feces, but detectable only chemically or microscopically. Example sentencesExamples A physician could recommend a colonoscopy, fecal occult blood testing, a double-barium enema, flexible sigmoidoscopy, or a general rectal exam. The presence of occult blood in the stool may be a sign of neoplasms or esophagitis. The cards were rehydrated before testing, which has been shown to increase the sensitivity of occult blood detection. When compared with endoscopy, faecal occult blood tests detect < 30% of cancers and < 12% of large adenomas. Stahnke underwent a fecal occult blood test, a colonoscopy, a computerized tomography scan of her abdomen and a colonic transit study. verbəˈkəltəˈkəlt [with object] 1Cut off from view by interposing something. a wooden screen designed to occult the competitors Example sentencesExamples The blinding sun has occulted a segment of the river's surface, rendering it opaque to the spectator's eye. What is contained within this stylized structure is the occulted truth that is causing the disease of Denmark. Of course, putting it like that it seems as though I'm passing the buck onto a vast occulted primal drive within my psyche. The sound was being occulted by something that passed in front of it with an acoustic masker. He presented core themes of his philosophy in the form of an exposition of occulted truths contained in the first book of Genesis. To find the picture's meaning occulted in the thing itself, to discover a structure that will resolve all interpretative debate: these are art history's perennial dreams. 1.1Astronomy (of a celestial body) conceal (an apparently smaller body) from view by passing or being in front of it. Example sentencesExamples Nineteenth-century astronomers argued over what they saw through their telescopes when the Moon occulted a star. Alternatively Mercury might pass behind Venus and be occulted. With an occulting disk obscuring the Sun, an artificial eclipse would be produced. From parts of northwestern Canada and Alaska, the Moon will actually occult Jupiter. In daylight on the 25th, the planet is occulted by a slender crescent Moon. Synonyms blot out, block, cover, obscure, veil, shroud, hide, conceal, obliterate, darken, dim Origin Late 15th century (as a verb): from Latin occultare ‘secrete’, frequentative of occulere ‘conceal’, based on celare ‘to hide’; the adjective and noun from occult- ‘covered over’, from the verb occulere.
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