occult

  • 21occult — /ˈɒkʌlt / (say okult), /əˈkʌlt / (say uh kult) adjective 1. beyond the bounds of ordinary knowledge; mysterious. 2. not disclosed; secret; communicated only to the initiated. 3. (in early science) a. not apparent on mere inspection but… …

  • 22occult — adj. & v. adj. 1 involving the supernatural; mystical, magical. 2 kept secret; esoteric. 3 recondite, mysterious; beyond the range of ordinary knowledge. 4 Med. not obvious on inspection. v.tr. Astron. (of a concealing body much greater in size… …

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  • 23occult — Synonyms and related words: abstract, abstruse, airy, anagogic, apply to, arcana, arcane, arcanum, asomatous, astral, baffling, becloud, beclouded, bedarken, bedim, befog, begloom, between the lines, black, black magic, black out, blacken,… …

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  • 24occult — oc·cult || É‘ kÊŒlt /É’ kÊŒlt ,É™ kÊŒlt n. study of the occult or occult practices, study of the supernatural (e.g. mysticism, Kabala, etc.) adj. secret, hidden; inconceivable to the human mind, mysterious; magical, supernatural …

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  • 25occult — oc•cult [[t]əˈkʌlt, ˈɒk ʌlt[/t]] adj. 1) of or pertaining to any system claiming use or knowledge of secret or supernatural powers or agencies 2) beyond ordinary knowledge or understanding 3) secret; disclosed or communicated only to the… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 26occult — [16] Something that is occult is etymologically ‘hidden’. The word comes from the past participle of Latin occulere ‘hide’, a compound verb formed from the prefix ob and an unrecorded *celere, a relative of cēlāre ‘hide’ (which forms the second… …

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  • 27occult — adj. not apparent to the naked eye; not easily determined or detected. For example occult blood is blood present in such small quantities, for example in the faeces, that it can only be detected microscopically or by chemical testing …

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  • 28occult — adjective Syn: supernatural, magic, magical, satanic, mystical, unearthly, esoteric, psychic Phrases: the occult …

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  • 29occult — See: the occult …

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  • 30Occult Academy — title card 世紀末オカルト学院 (Seikimatsu Okaruto Gakuin) Genre …

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