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Meaning of occult

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  occult
      adj 1: hidden and difficult to see; "an occult fracture";
             "occult blood in the stool"
      2: having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to
         the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding; "mysterious
         symbols"; "the mystical style of Blake"; "occult lore"; "the
         secret learning of the ancients" [syn: {mysterious},
         {mystic}, {mystical}, {occult}, {secret}, {orphic}]
      n 1: supernatural forces and events and beings collectively;
           "She doesn't believe in the supernatural" [syn:
           {supernatural}, {occult}]
      2: supernatural practices and techniques; "he is a student of
         the occult" [syn: {occult}, {occult arts}]
      v 1: cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention;
           "The Sun eclipses the moon today"; "Planets and stars often
           are occulted by other celestial bodies" [syn: {eclipse},
           {occult}]
      2: become concealed or hidden from view or have its light
         extinguished; "The beam of light occults every so often"
      3: hide from view; "The lids were occulting her eyes"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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