occult
adjective
1. hidden and difficult to see
- an occult fracture
- occult blood in the stool
Similar word(s): invisible, unseeable
2. having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
- occult lore
Similar word(s): esoteric, mysterious, mystic, mystical, orphic, secret
Sentences with occult as an adjective:
- occult blood loss; occult cancer
noun
1. supernatural forces and events and beings collectively
Similar word(s): supernatural
Definition categories: person, cause
2. supernatural practices and techniques
- he is a student of the occult
verb
1. cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention
- Planets and stars often are occulted by other celestial bodies
Similar word(s): eclipse
Definition categories: perception, overshadow
2. become concealed or hidden from view or have its light extinguished
- The beam of light occults every so often
Definition categories: perception, change
3. hide from view
- The lids were occulting her eyes
Definition categories: perception, conceal
Sentences with occult as a verb:
- The earth occults the moon during a lunar eclipse.