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Definitions of occult in various dictionaries:
noun - supernatural forces and events and beings collectively
noun - supernatural practices and techniques
verb - cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention
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Originally meaning "concealed", it now refers to the supernatural |
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mystical, supernatural, or magical powers, practices, or phenomena. |
involving or relating to mystical, supernatural, or magical powers, practices, or phenomena. |
the study of magic or mysterious powers |
relating to magical powers and activities, such as those of witchcraft and astrology: |
relating to mysterious or supernatural powers and activities |
supernatural forces and events and beings collectively |
hide from view |
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence beyond ordinary understanding |
hidden and difficult to see |
cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention |
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The term occult (from the Latin word occultus "clandestine, hidden, secret") is "knowledge of the hidden". In common English usage, occult refers to "knowledge of the paranormal", as opposed to "knowledge of the measurable", usually referred to as science. The term is sometimes taken to mean knowledge that "is meant only for certain people" or that "must be kept hidden", but for most practicing occultists it is simply the study of a deeper spiritual reality that extends beyond pure reason and the physical sciences. The terms esoteric and arcane can also be used to describe the occult, in addition to their meanings unrelated to the supernatural. * The term occult sciences was used in the sixteenth century to refer to astrology, alchemy, and natural magic. The term occultism emerged in nineteenth-century France, where it came to be associated with various French esoteric groups connected to Éliphas Lévi and Papus, and in 1875 was introduced into the English language by the esotericist Hel |