| 1. | of or pertaining to magic, astrology, or any system claiming use or knowledge of secret or supernatural powers or agencies. |
| 2. | beyond the range of ordinary knowledge or understanding; mysterious. |
| 3. | secret; disclosed or communicated only to the initiated. |
| 4. | hidden from view. |
| 5. | (in early science)
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| 6. | Medicine/Medical. present in amounts too small to be visible: a chemical test to detect occult blood in the stool. |
| 7. | the supernatural or supernatural agencies and affairs considered as a whole (usually prec. by the). |
| 8. | occult studies or sciences (usually prec. by the). |
| 9. | to block or shut off (an object) from view; hide. |
| 10. | Astronomy. to hide (a celestial body) by occultation. |
| 11. | to become hidden or shut off from view. |

oc·cult (ə-kŭlt', ŏk'ŭlt') adj.
v. (ə-kŭlt') oc·cult·ed, oc·cult·ing, oc·cults v. tr.
To become concealed or extinguished at regular intervals: a lighthouse beacon that occults every 45 seconds. [Latin occultus, secret, past participle of occulere, to cover over; see kel-1 in Indo-European roots.] oc·cult'ly adv., oc·cult'ness n. |
occult oc·cult (ə-kŭlt', ŏk'ŭlt')
adj.
Hidden; concealed.
Detectable only by microscopic examination or chemical analysis.
Not accompanied by readily detectable signs or symptoms.