Occult - Definition

adj 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" [syn: mysterious,
mystic, mystical, occult, secret, orphic]
n 1: supernatural forces and events and beings collectively;
"She doesn't believe in the supernatural" [syn:
supernatural, occult]
2: supernatural practices and techniques; "he is a student of
the occult" [syn: occult, occult arts]
v 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" [syn: eclipse,
occult]
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"