occult
Other forms: occulted; occultly; occulting; occults; occulter
Dark and mysterious, the occult is a kind of supernatural power or magic. If you see your neighbor chanting over a giant vat of bubbling brew in the middle of the night, there's a chance he's dabbling in the occult.
The word occult has its roots in the Latin occultus, meaning “hidden, secret.” That's why it can also be used as both a noun referring to black magic and an adjective meaning "difficult to see." Quipped the famous physicist Heinz Pagels, “I like to browse in occult bookshops if for no other reason than to refresh my commitment to science.”
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supernatural forces and events and beings collectively
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supernatural
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causal agency, causal agent, cause
any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
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causal agency, causal agent, cause
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supernatural practices and techniques“he is a student of the occult”
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occult arts
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having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
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hide from view
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become concealed or hidden from view or have its light extinguished“The beam of light occults every so often”
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change
undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
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change
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cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention“Planets and stars often are occulted by other celestial bodies”
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eclipse
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overshadow
cast a shadow upon
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overshadow
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hidden and difficult to see
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Vocabulary lists containing occult
To seal their coven, keep their magic, and avoid being turned into toads, twelve-year-old Seven Salazar of Ravenskill must work with the bully Valley Pepperhorn and the new girl Thorn Laroux to defeat the Nightbeast.
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