English Explanatory Dictionary

occult

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To cover or hide from view.
  2. To dissimulate, conceal, or obfuscate.
adj
  1. Secret; hidden from general knowledge; undetected.
  2. not visible, but chemically detectable.
  3. Related to the occult; pertaining to mysticism, magic, or astrology.
  4. Esoteric.
noun
  1. Supernatural affairs.

Pronunciation

/ˈɒk.ʌlt/ /əˈkʌlt/ en-au-occult.ogg

Word forms

occult occults occulting occulted more occult most occult

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi Proto-Italic *op Latin ob Latin ob- Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European *ḱéletider. Latin *celo Latin occulō Latin occultusbor. English occult Borrowed from Latin occultus (“hidden, secret”).

Related words

occultation occultive

Derived words

nonocculting fecal occult blood hemoccult occultic occultism occultist occult line occultly occultness occultural occulture
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