Associations to the word «Occult»

Wiktionary

OCCULT, verb. (transitive) (astronomy) To cover or hide from view.
OCCULT, verb. (transitive) (rare) To dissimulate, conceal, or obfuscate.
OCCULT, adjective. ​ (medicine) Secret; hidden from general knowledge; undetected.
OCCULT, adjective. Related to the occult; pertaining to mysticism, magic, or astrology.
OCCULT, adjective. Esoteric.
OCCULT, noun. (usually with the) Supernatural affairs.
OCCULT LINE, noun. A line drawn as a part of the construction of a geometrical figure or problem, but not to appear in the finished plan.
OCCULT LINES, noun. Plural of occult line

Dictionary definition

OCCULT, noun. Supernatural forces and events and beings collectively; "She doesn't believe in the supernatural".
OCCULT, noun. Supernatural practices and techniques; "he is a student of the occult".
OCCULT, 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".
OCCULT, verb. Become concealed or hidden from view or have its light extinguished; "The beam of light occults every so often".
OCCULT, verb. Hide from view; "The lids were occulting her eyes".
OCCULT, adjective. Hidden and difficult to see; "an occult fracture"; "occult blood in the stool".
OCCULT, adjective. 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".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley