Occult

English Meaning

Hidden from the eye or the understanding; inviable; secret; concealed; unknown.

1. Of, relating to, or dealing with supernatural influences, agencies, or phenomena.
2. Beyond the realm of human comprehension; inscrutable.
3. Available only to the initiate; secret: occult lore. See Synonyms at mysterious.
4. Hidden from view; concealed.
5. Medicine Detectable only by microscopic examination or chemical analysis, as a minute blood sample.
6. Not accompanied by readily detectable signs or symptoms: occult carcinoma.
7. Occult practices or techniques: a student of the occult.
8. To conceal or cause to disappear from view.
9. Astronomy To conceal by occultation: The moon occulted Mars.
10. To become concealed or extinguished at regular intervals: a lighthouse beacon that occults every 45 seconds.