Meaning & Definition of Occult in English

1. Supernatural forces and events and beings collectively

• "She doesn't believe in the supernatural"

2. Supernatural practices and techniques

• "He is a student of the occult"

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"

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"

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"