SkyfireDict

occult   (TTS Sound)

The noun occult has 2 senses

• supernatural, occult -- (supernatural forces and events and beings collectively; "She doesn't believe in the supernatural")


• occult, occult arts -- (supernatural practices and techniques; "he is a student of the occult")

The verb occult has 3 senses

• eclipse, occult -- (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")


• occult -- (become concealed or hidden from view or have its light extinguished; "The beam of light occults every so often")


• occult -- (hide from view; "The lids were occulting her eyes")

The adj occult has 2 senses

• occult -- (hidden and difficult to see; "an occult fracture"; "occult blood in the stool")


• mysterious, mystic, mystical, occult, secret, orphic -- (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")