- of or relating to magic, astrology, or any system claiming use or knowledge of secret or supernatural powers or agencies.
- beyond the range of ordinary knowledge or understanding; mysterious.
- secret; disclosed or communicated only to the initiated.
- hidden from view; concealed.
- (in early science)
- not apparent on mere inspection but discoverable by experimentation.
- of a nature not understood, as physical qualities.
- dealing with such qualities; experimental: occult science.
- present in amounts too small to be visible: a chemical test to detect occult blood in the stool.
- Usually the occult .
- the supernatural or supernatural agencies and affairs considered as a whole.
- occult studies or sciences.
- to block or shut off (an object) from view; hide.
- to hide (a celestial body) by occultation.
- to become hidden or shut off from view.
- of or characteristic of magical, mystical, or supernatural arts, phenomena, or influences
- (as noun)
- beyond ordinary human understanding
- secret or esoteric
- (of a celestial body) to hide (another celestial body) from view by occultation or (of a celestial body) to become hidden by occultation
- to hide or become hidden or shut off from view
- (of lights, esp in lighthouses) to shut off at regular intervals
