Synonyms:
mysterious, mystic, mystical, occult, secret, orphic
Meaning: 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"
Synonyms:
occult
Meaning: hidden and difficult to see; "an occult fracture"; "occult blood in the stool"
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
occult, occult_arts
Meaning: supernatural practices and techniques; "he is a student of the occult"
Synonyms:
supernatural, occult
Meaning: supernatural forces and events and beings collectively; "She doesn't believe in the supernatural"
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
occult
Meaning: hide from view; "The lids were occulting her eyes"
Synonyms:
occult
Meaning: become concealed or hidden from view or have its light extinguished; "The beam of light occults every so often"
Synonyms:
eclipse, occult
Meaning: 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"
Usage examples
It was tearing her to pieces, this hidden repellence. And yet this occult objection was so utterly absurd.
The fortune-teller revealed to her the fact that two occult forces were at work bringing evil upon the house.
He occasionally astounded his companions by such glimpses of occult science as that the world is round and that the sun is relatively stationary.