occult

adjective

  1. 1

    having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding

    mysterious symbols

    the mystical style of Blake

  2. 2

    hidden and difficult to see

    an occult fracture

    occult blood in the stool

noun

  1. 1

    supernatural practices and techniques

    he is a student of the occult

  2. 2

    supernatural forces and events and beings collectively

    She doesn't believe in the supernatural

verb

  1. 1

    hide from view

    The lids were occulting her eyes

  2. 2

    become concealed or hidden from view or have its light extinguished

    The beam of light occults every so often

  3. 3

    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

Synonyms

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