occult 1 of 2

adjective

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as in mysterious
being beyond one's powers to know, understand, or explain the occult ways in which the human mind works

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as in ambiguous
having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning an occult reference in the text that has puzzled scholars ever since

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as in magic
having seemingly supernatural qualities or powers Great Britain's Stonehenge is one of those occult places where people expect something of cosmic significance to happen

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occult

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verb

as in to obscure
to keep secret or shut off from view occulted their house from prying eyes by planting large trees around it the actor's private life had long been occulted by a contrived public persona

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“Occult.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occult. Accessed 3 Feb. 2023.

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