occult
Supernatural affairsSupernatural affairs.
» Tom has studied the occult sciences.
Tom hat die geheimen Wissenschaften studiert. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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1 senses(uncountable, usually, with definite article)Supernatural affairs.
Okkult, Okkultismus
оккульти́змokkulʹtízm
supernatural practices and techniques
Examples
7 sentencesTom has studied the occult sciences.
deTom hat die geheimen Wissenschaften studiert. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Yanni is interested in occult knowledge.
James visited the occult bookstore.
He has occult powers!
She has occult powers!
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from Latin occultus (“hidden, secret”).Borrowed from Latin occultus (“hidden, secret”).
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Synonyms
2 synonyms- supernatural practices and techniques:occult arts
- supernatural forces and events and beings collectively:supernatural
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.