occulted; occulting; occults
Definition of occult
(Entry 1 of 3)
occult
adjectiveDefinition of occult (Entry 2 of 3)
1 : not revealed : secret deep subterranean occult jealousy— J. C. Powys
2 : not easily apprehended or understood : abstruse, mysterious occult matters like nuclear physics, radiation effects and the designing of rockets— Robert Bendiner
3 : hidden from view : concealed occult underground passages
4 : of or relating to the occult
… the occult arts—astrology, palmistry, card reading …— Amy Fine Collins occult practices
5 : not manifest or detectable by clinical methods alone
occult carcinoma also : not present in macroscopic amounts occult blood in a stool
occult
nounDefinition of occult (Entry 3 of 3)
: matters regarded as involving the action or influence of supernatural or supernormal powers or some secret knowledge of them
—used with the
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