Meaning of "occult" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD OCCULT

From Latin occultus, past participle of occulere, from ob- over, up + -culere, related to celāre to conceal.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF OCCULT

occult  [ɒˈkʌlt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OCCULT

Occult is a verb and can also act as an adjective.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb occult in English.

WHAT DOES OCCULT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Occult

The occult is "knowledge of the hidden". In common English usage, occult refers to "knowledge of the paranormal", as opposed to "knowledge of the measurable", usually referred to as science. The term is sometimes taken to mean knowledge that "is meant only for certain people" or that "must be kept hidden", but for most practicing occultists it is simply the study of a deeper spiritual reality that extends beyond pure reason and the physical sciences. The terms esoteric and arcane have very similar meanings, and in most contexts the three terms are interchangeable. It also describes a number of magical organizations or orders, the teachings and practices taught by them, and to a large body of current and historical literature and spiritual philosophy related to this subject.

Definition of occult in the English dictionary

The first definition of occult in the dictionary is of or characteristic of magical, mystical, or supernatural arts, phenomena, or influences. Other definition of occult is beyond ordinary human understanding. Occult is also secret or esoteric.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OCCULT

PRESENT

Present

I occult

you occult

he/she/it occults

we occult

you occult

they occult

Present continuous

I am occulting

you are occulting

he/she/it is occulting

we are occulting

you are occulting

they are occulting

Present perfect

I have occulted

you have occulted

he/she/it has occulted

we have occulted

you have occulted

they have occulted

Present perfect continuous

I have been occulting

you have been occulting

he/she/it has been occulting

we have been occulting

you have been occulting

they have been occulting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I occulted

you occulted

he/she/it occulted

we occulted

you occulted

they occulted

Past continuous

I was occulting

you were occulting

he/she/it was occulting

we were occulting

you were occulting

they were occulting

Past perfect

I had occulted

you had occulted

he/she/it had occulted

we had occulted

you had occulted

they had occulted

Past perfect continuous

I had been occulting

you had been occulting

he/she/it had been occulting

we had been occulting

you had been occulting

they had been occulting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will occult

you will occult

he/she/it will occult

we will occult

you will occult

they will occult

Future continuous

I will be occulting

you will be occulting

he/she/it will be occulting

we will be occulting

you will be occulting

they will be occulting

Future perfect

I will have occulted

you will have occulted

he/she/it will have occulted

we will have occulted

you will have occulted

they will have occulted

Future perfect continuous

I will have been occulting

you will have been occulting

he/she/it will have been occulting

we will have been occulting

you will have been occulting

they will have been occulting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would occult

you would occult

he/she/it would occult

we would occult

you would occult

they would occult

Conditional continuous

I would be occulting

you would be occulting

he/she/it would be occulting

we would be occulting

you would be occulting

they would be occulting

Conditional perfect

I would have occult

you would have occult

he/she/it would have occult

we would have occult

you would have occult

they would have occult

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been occulting

you would have been occulting

he/she/it would have been occulting

we would have been occulting

you would have been occulting

they would have been occulting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you occult
we let´s occult
you occult

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to occult

Past participle

occulted

Present Participle

occulting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «OCCULT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «occult» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of occult

abstruse · arcane · cabbalistic · dark · esoteric · hidden · invisible · magical · mysterious · mystic · mystical · obscure · paranormal · preternatural · psychic · recondite · secret · supernatural · uncanny · unearthly · unknown · unnatural · unrevealed · veiled

TRANSLATION OF OCCULT

Find out the translation of occult to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of occult from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «occult» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 神秘学
• Translator English - Spanish: ocultismo
• English: occult
• Translator English - Hindi: मनोगत
• Translator English - Arabic: غامض
• Translator English - Russian: оккультная
• Translator English - Portuguese: forças ocultas
• Translator English - Bengali: অতিপ্রাকৃত
• Translator English - French: occulte
• Translator English - Malay: Ghaib
• Translator English - German: Okkulte
• Translator English - Japanese: オカルト
• Translator English - Korean: 비술
• Translator English - Javanese: Gaib
• Translator English - Vietnamese: kín
• Translator English - Tamil: அமானுஷ்ய
• Translator English - Marathi: जादूटोणा
• Translator English - Turkish: gizli
• Translator English - Italian: occulto
• Translator English - Polish: okultyzm
• Translator English - Ukrainian: окультна
• Translator English - Romanian: ocult
• Translator English - Greek: απόκρυφη
• Translator English - Afrikaans: okkulte
• Translator English - Swedish: ockult
• Translator English - Norwegian: okkult

10 QUOTES WITH «OCCULT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word occult.

1

Shawn Ashmore

The genre of fantasy is about magic and occult characters.

2

Liberty Hyde Bailey

I do not yet know why plants come out of the land or float in streams, or creep on rocks or roll from the sea. I am entranced by the mystery of them, and absorbed by their variety and kinds. Everywhere they are visible yet everywhere occult.

3

Alan Ball

In my own life, I think legends of supernatural, mythic things are really just a manifestation of the collective unconscious. So I don't really get freaked out. I mean certainly, you read about things people did to each other in the pursuit of some mystical or occult goal, and it's horrifying. But that's just human nature.

4

David Copperfield

Demonic figures and occult themes have disappeared from modern magic.

5

Alice Morse Earle

In the seventeenth century, the science of medicine had not wholly cut asunder from astrology and necromancy; and the trusting Christian still believed in some occult influences, chiefly planetary, which governed not only his crops but his health and life.

6

Paul Di Filippo

Blending consensus historical events and personages with imaginary occult forces is a strong recipe for counterfactual storytelling goodness that combines the best of two worlds: resonant history with wild-eyed fantasy.

7

Deborah Harkness

I'm a storyteller, and I have really good material to work with: I've been studying magic and the occult since about 1983.

8

Ernest Holmes

The road to freedom lies not through mysteries or occult performances, but through the intelligent use of natural forces and laws.

9

Aaron Klein

The newly released movie 'Noah' features a retelling of the creation story that clearly depicts Darwinian evolution transforming a single-cell organism into a monkey. The movie also seems to show magic in scenes more reminiscent of the occult than of the Bible story.

10

Heinz R. Pagels

I like to browse in occult bookshops if for no other reason than to refresh my commitment to science.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OCCULT»

Discover the use of occult in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to occult and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Three Books of Occult Philosophy Or Magic

Partial List of Contents: Natural Magic; What Magic Is; Four Elements; Three-fold Consideration of Elements; Kinds of Compounds; Occult Virtues of Things; Of the Spirit of the World; How Inferior Things are Subjected to Superior Bodies; ...

Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa Von Nettesheim, Henry Cornelius Agrippa, 1992

Occult Science

Although Occult Science is not all-inclusive, it is indispensable to any serious student who wishes to master Steiner's extraordinary philosophy and methods of inner development.

Rudolf Steiner, 2011

Occult Scientific Mentalities

The essays in this volume present a collective study of one of the major problems in the recent history of science: To what extent did the occult 'sciences' (alchemy, astrology, numerology, and natural magic) contribute to the scientific ...

Brian Vickers, 1986

Occult Chemistry

Contents: Introduction to the Third Edition; the Nature of Matter; the Hydrogen Group; the Spike Group; the Dumb-bell Group; T.

Annie W. Besant, C. W. Leadbeater, Annie W. Besant, 1998

Occult ABC

A comprehensive examination of seventy-one forms of occult activity, their effect, and deliverance from them through victory in Christ.

Kurt E. Koch

The Occult Sciences in Byzantium

This volume represents the first attempt to examine occult sciences as a distinct category of Byzantine intellectual culture.

Paul Magdalino, Maria V. Mavroudi, 2006

The Kingdom of the Occult

The timely follow up to Dr. Martin's "The Kingdom of the Cults," takes his comprehensive knowledge and dynamic teaching style and forges a strong weapon against the world of the Occult.

Walter Martin, Jill Martin Rische, Van Gorden Kurt, 2008

Secrets Of Occult Science

What sun sign we are born under and how it affects our personality and life; the use of lucky charms and Tantric articles to mitigate evil influences and attain good health, wealth and happiness; modern yantras like Crystal Ball Gazing and ...

L. R. Chawdhri, 2008

Occult Traditions

Thus, Occult Traditions invites the reader to journey along with the authors and conjurors, who have been generous enough to share their visions and gestures in this book, through various traditions relating to distinct historical ...

Damon Lycourinos Lycourinos, Damon Zacharias Lycourinos, 2012

The Occult Roots of Nazism: Secret Aryan Cults and Their ...

This book traces the intellectual roots of Nazism back to a number of influential occult and millenarian sects in the Hapsburg Empire during its warning years.

Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke, 1992

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