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occult
UK /ˈɒk.ʌlt/ US /əˈkʌlt/
adj 4verb 2noun 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
interested, kind
VERB + OCCULT
studied, turning, visited
OCCULT + NOUN
blood, bookstore, cancer, knowledge, loss, sciences
PREP.
in, than
ADV.
rather
Definitions
verb
1
To cover or hide from view.
The Earth occults the Moon during a lunar eclipse.
2
To dissimulate, conceal, or obfuscate.
[…]to do so would occult rather than illuminate the utterly unexpected and surprising character of his coming and of his reign.
adj
1
Secret; hidden from general knowledge; undetected.
occult blood loss; occult cancer
This counter-influence is so much more conclusive[…] because it is of an occult kind, and is so insensible in its advances as to escape observation.
2
not visible, but chemically detectable.
occult blood in the urine
3
Related to the occult; pertaining to mysticism, magic, or astrology.
The concoctions contrived by Italians were particularly in clamant demand, while the occult sciences of astrology and alchemy lent their support[.]
Be aware that occult knowledge can be used for good or evil purposes.
4
Esoteric.
Elbows almost touching they leaned at ease, idly reading the almost obliterated lines engraved there. ¶ "I never understood it," she observed, lightly scornful. "What occult meaning has a sun-dial for the spooney? I'm sure I don't want to read riddles in a strange gentleman's optics."
noun
1
Supernatural affairs.
Due to my strong personal convictions / I wish to stress / That this record / In no way endorses / A belief in the occult
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — supernatural forces and events and beings collectively
verb — cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention
adjective — having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to t
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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The Earth occults the Moon during a lunar eclipse.
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[…]to do so would occult rather than illuminate the utterly unexpected and surprising character of his coming and of his reign.
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occult blood loss; occult cancer
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This counter-influence is so much more conclusive[…] because it is of an occult kind, and is so insensible in its advances as to escape observation.
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One of our dogs with PHPTH [primary hyperparathyroidism] had lucent lesions in the long bones, but this is extremely uncommon. Concurrent hyperproteinemia is supportive of myeloma. Solid tumors with m
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Due to my strong personal convictions / I wish to stress / That this record / In no way endorses / A belief in the occult
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