the occult
noun
: supernatural powers or practices and the things (such as gods, ghosts, and magic) that are connected with them
He's a student of the occult.
religion, mythology, and the occult
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What follows is a convoluted (but campily entertaining) combination of the occult, genetic engineering and, of course, a lot of slayings.
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Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
For example, Underworld reckoned with reality through the occult, while his newest tape, Zombie Love Kensington Paradise, felt more like a squeamish effort in turning the circumstances of Kensington into content for the Skrilla brand.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2025
The curse, which has nothing to do with the occult, refers to the fact that in certain kinds of auctions, the winner ends up paying too much for the object for sale.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
But whatever personal motivation might lie behind the film is impossible to see in the final product — not in its boilerplate depiction of grief, not in its trite evocations of the occult.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
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Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
For example, Underworld reckoned with reality through the occult, while his newest tape, Zombie Love Kensington Paradise, felt more like a squeamish effort in turning the circumstances of Kensington into content for the Skrilla brand.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2025
The curse, which has nothing to do with the occult, refers to the fact that in certain kinds of auctions, the winner ends up paying too much for the object for sale.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
But whatever personal motivation might lie behind the film is impossible to see in the final product — not in its boilerplate depiction of grief, not in its trite evocations of the occult.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the occult
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“The occult.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20occult. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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