occult

occult
noun ɒ'kʌlt, 'ɒkʌlt (the occult) supernatural or magical powers, practices, or phenomena.
adjective ɒ'kʌlt, 'ɒkʌlt
1》 involving or relating to the occult.
2》 esoteric.
3》 Medicine (of a disease or process) not accompanied by readily discernible signs or symptoms.
    ↘(of blood) abnormally present, but detectable only chemically or microscopically.
verb ɒ'kʌlt
1》 cut off from view by interposing something.
2》 Astronomy (of a celestial body) conceal (an apparently smaller body) from view by passing or being in front of it.
Derivatives
occultation noun
occultism noun
occultist noun
occultly adverb
occultness noun
Origin
C15 (earlier (ME) as occultation): from L. occultare 'secrete', frequentative of occult-, occulere 'conceal'.

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