Associations to the word «Occultism»

Wiktionary

OCCULTISM, noun. The study of the supernatural
OCCULTISM, noun. A belief in occult powers and the hope of controlling them

Dictionary definition

OCCULTISM, noun. The study of the supernatural.
OCCULTISM, noun. A belief in supernatural powers and the possibility of bringing them under human control.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats