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oc⋅cult

  [uh-kuhlt, ok-uhlt]
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–adjective
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)
a. not apparent on mere inspection but discoverable by experimentation.
b. of a nature not understood, as physical qualities.
c. dealing with such qualities; experimental: occult science.
6. Medicine/Medical. present in amounts too small to be visible: a chemical test to detect occult blood in the stool.
–noun
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).
–verb (used with object)
9. to block or shut off (an object) from view; hide.
10. Astronomy. to hide (a celestial body) by occultation.
–verb (used without object)
11. to become hidden or shut off from view.
Origin:
1520–30; < L occultus (ptp. of occulere to hide from view, cover up), equiv. to oc- oc- + -cul-, akin to cēlāre to conceal + -tus ptp. suffix

Related forms:
oc⋅cult⋅er, noun
oc⋅cult⋅ly, adverb
oc⋅cult⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
2. metaphysical, supernatural. 3. concealed, unrevealed; veiled, shrouded; mystical, cabalistic.
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oc·cult   (ə-kŭlt', ŏk'ŭlt')   
adj.  
  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.
    1. Medicine Detectable only by microscopic examination or chemical analysis, as a minute blood sample.
    2. Not accompanied by readily detectable signs or symptoms: occult carcinoma.
n.  Occult practices or techniques: a student of the occult.
v.   (ə-kŭlt') oc·cult·ed, oc·cult·ing, oc·cults

v.   tr.
  1. To conceal or cause to disappear from view.
  2. Astronomy To conceal by occultation: The moon occulted Mars.
v.   intr.
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.
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Occult

Oc*cult"\, a. [L. occultus, p. p. of occulere to cover up, hide; ob (see Ob-) + a root prob.akin to E. hell: cf. F. occulte.] Hidden from the eye or the understanding; inviable; secret; concealed; unknown.

It is of an occult kind, and is so insensible in its advances as to escape observation. --I. Taylor.

Occult line (Geom.), a line drawn as a part of the construction of a figure or problem, but not to appear in the finished plan.

Occult qualities, those qualities whose effects only were observed, but the nature and relations of whose productive agencies were undetermined; -- so called by the schoolmen.

Occult sciences, those sciences of the Middle Ages which related to the supposed action or influence of occult qualities, or supernatural powers, as alchemy, magic, necromancy, and astrology.

Occult

Oc*cult"\, v. t. To eclipse; to hide from sight.
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Language Translation for : occult
Spanish: oculto,
German: der Okkultismus,
Japanese: オカルト
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occult 
1533, "secret, not divulged," from L. occultus "hidden, concealed, secret," pp. of occulere "cover over, conceal," from ob "over" + a verb related to celare "to hide," from PIE base *kel- (see cell). Meaning "not apprehended by the mind, beyond the range of understanding" is from 1545. The association with the supernatural sciences (magic, alchemy, astrology, etc.) dates from 1633.
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Main Entry: oc·cult
Pronunciation: &-'k<, 'äk-"<
Function: adjective
: not manifest or detectable by clinical methods alone<occult carcinoma>; also : not present in macroscopic amounts <occult blood in a stool specimen> occult blood testing> —compare GROSS 1b
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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occult oc·cult (ə-kŭlt', ŏk'ŭlt')
adj.

  1. Hidden; concealed.
  2. Detectable only by microscopic examination or chemical analysis.
  3. Not accompanied by readily detectable signs or symptoms.

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