Entry Word: occult

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 being beyond one's powers to know, understand, or explain <the occult ways in which the human mind works> — see mysterious 1
2 having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning <an occult reference in the text that has puzzled scholars ever since> — see obscure 1
3 having seemingly supernatural qualities or powers <Great Britainʼs Stonehenge is one of those occult places people expect something of cosmic significance to happen> — see mystic 1