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[ˈɒkʌlt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- mystical, supernatural, or magical powers, practices, or phenomena
(e.g: a secret society to study alchemy and the occult)
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Origin
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late 15th century (as a verb): from Latin occultare ‘secrete’, frequentative of occulere ‘conceal’, based on celare ‘to hide’; the adjective and noun from occult- ‘covered over’, from the verb occulere
[ˈɒkʌlt], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- involving or relating to mystical, supernatural, or magical powers, practices, or phenomena
(e.g: an occult ceremony)
- (of a disease or process) not accompanied by readily discernible signs or symptoms
(e.g: careful palpation sometimes discloses occult spina bifida)
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Origin
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late 15th century (as a verb): from Latin occultare ‘secrete’, frequentative of occulere ‘conceal’, based on celare ‘to hide’; the adjective and noun from occult- ‘covered over’, from the verb occulere
[ˈɒkʌlt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- cut off from view by interposing something
(e.g: a wooden screen designed to occult the competitors)
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Origin
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late 15th century (as a verb): from Latin occultare ‘secrete’, frequentative of occulere ‘conceal’, based on celare ‘to hide’; the adjective and noun from occult- ‘covered over’, from the verb occulere
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