occult

Noun
  1. Supernatural forces and events and beings collectively (synset 109527009)
    "She doesn't believe in the supernatural"
    is a type of: causal agency, causal agent, cause - any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
    member holonym: spiritual being, supernatural being - an incorporeal being believed to have powers to affect the course of human events
    has:
    • theurgy - the effect of supernatural or divine intervention in human affairs
    • destiny, fate - the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman)
    same as: supernatural
  2. Supernatural practices and techniques (synset 100413585)
    "he is a student of the occult"
    is a type of: pattern, practice - a customary way of operation or behavior
    same as: occult arts
Adjective
  1. Hidden and difficult to see (synset 302528527)
    "an occult fracture"; "occult blood in the stool"
    similar to: invisible, unseeable - impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye
  2. Having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence;
    Beyond ordinary understanding (synset 300903364)
    "mysterious symbols"; "the mystical style of Blake"; "occult lore"; "the secret learning of the ancients"
    similar to: esoteric - confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle
    same as: mysterious, mystic, mystical, orphic, secret
Verb
  1. Cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention (synset 202162770)
    "The Sun eclipses the moon today"; "Planets and stars often are occulted by other celestial bodies"
    is a type of: overshadow - cast a shadow upon
    same as: eclipse
  2. Become concealed or hidden from view or have its light extinguished (synset 202154041)
    "The beam of light occults every so often"
    is a type of: change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
  3. Hide from view (synset 202149859)
    "The lids were occulting her eyes"
    is a type of: conceal, hold back, hold in - hold back; keep from being perceived by others

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