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English adjective: occult | |||
| 1. | occult hidden and difficult to see | ||
| Samples | An occult fracture. Occult blood in the stool. | ||
| Similar | invisible, unseeable | ||
| Antonyms | seeable, visible | ||
| 2. | occult having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding | ||
| Samples | Mysterious symbols. The mystical style of Blake. Occult lore. The secret learning of the ancients. | ||
| Synonyms | mysterious, mystic, mystical, orphic, secret | ||
| Similar | esoteric | ||
| Antonyms | exoteric | ||
English noun: occult | |||
| 1. | occult (person) supernatural forces and events and beings collectively | ||
| Samples | She doesn't believe in the supernatural. | ||
| Synonyms | supernatural | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | causal agency, causal agent, cause | ||
| Part holonym | destiny, fate, theurgy | ||
| Member holonym | spiritual being, supernatural being | ||
| 2. | occult (act) supernatural practices and techniques | ||
| Samples | He is a student of the occult. | ||
| Synonyms | occult arts | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pattern, practice | ||
English verb: occult | |||
| 1. | occult (perception) cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention | ||
| Samples | The Sun eclipses the moon today. Planets and stars often are occulted by other celestial bodies. | ||
| Synonyms | eclipse | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | overshadow | ||
| 2. | occult (perception) become concealed or hidden from view or have its light extinguished | ||
| Samples | The beam of light occults every so often. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
| 3. | occult (perception) hide from view | ||
| Samples | The lids were occulting her eyes. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | conceal, hold back, hold in | ||
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