Occult - English meaning

adjective

Difficult to understand; obscure.

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An abstruse philosophical inquiry

adjective

Not known or understood by many people

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An abstruse philosophical essay

adjective

Understood by few; mysterious or secret.

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Arcane procedures for electing people

adjective

Kept secret; hidden.

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A concealed weapon

verb

Not allow to be seen; hide.

Usage examples:

A line of sand dunes concealed the distant sea

adjective

Kept hidden or where it cannot easily be seen

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The robbery had been recorded on a concealed security camera., he was carrying a concealed weapon.,…

adjective

Having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure.

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He found his boss's utterances too cryptic

adjective

Mysterious and difficult to understand

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A cryptic message/remark

adjective

With little or no light.

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It's too dark to see much

noun

The absence of light in a place.

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Carolyn was sitting in the dark

noun

Wicked activity.

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Some devilry was afoot

noun

An evil action or activity that is connected with devils or the devil

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I lack words to describe such devilry., according to folklore the little demons come into their own…

noun

Worship of the devil.

Usage examples:

The ultimate evil in the film turns out to originate from ghul's excessive zeal, not from some hoak…

adjective

Past participle of hide1.

verb

Put or keep out of sight.

Usage examples:

He hid the money in the house

adjective

Used to describe costs that are not normally included in the original price of something, or are not normally considered when judging something

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Hidden charges/costs/extras, hidden fees/penalties, there are the hidden costs of climate change th…

exclamation

Used to express excitement, worry, disappointment, etc. or to emphasize something

Usage examples:

"hoo boy," he said, taking it all in. "this is a different world.", hoo boy, this could be awkward.

adjective

Unable to be seen.

Usage examples:

This invisible gas is present to some extent in every home

noun

Invisible exports and imports.

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Our balance of payments got progressively worse and nz started to borrow overseas to bridge the gap…

adjective

Impossible to see

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Invisible bacteria can lead to food poisoning., she was so unimportant in their lives that she was …

noun

The ancient jewish tradition of mystical interpretation of the bible, first transmitted orally and using esoteric methods (including ciphers). it reached the height of its influence in the later middle ages and remains significant in hasidism.

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It's very characteristic of judaism and of the kabbalah, the jewish mystical tradition.

noun

The power of apparently influencing events by using mysterious or supernatural forces.

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Suddenly, as if by magic, the doors start to open

adjective

Having or apparently having supernatural powers.

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A magic wand

verb

Move, change, or create by or as if by magic.

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He must have been magicked out of the car at the precise second it exploded

adjective

Relating to, using, or resembling magic.

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Magical healing powers

adjective

Of, relating to, or having special powers to make things happen that would usually be impossible

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It’s a story about a timid schoolteacher who obtains magical powers after he’s hit by a lightning b…

noun

A person who seeks by contemplation and self-surrender to obtain unity with or absorption into the deity or the absolute, or who believes in the spiritual apprehension of truths that are beyond the intellect.

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The poetry of the 16th-century spanish mystic, st john of the cross

adjective

Another term for mystical.

noun

A person who tries to communicate directly with god or other forces controlling the universe

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His ideas might sound familiar to new age mystics today.

adjective

Relating to mystics or religious mysticism.

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The mystical theology of richard rolle

adjective

Relating to the belief that there is hidden meaning in life, or that each human being can unite with god

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A mystical religion, she joined a religious community after having a series of mystical visions., o…

noun

The supposed practice of communicating with the dead, especially in order to predict the future.

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Alchemy, necromancy, and other magic practices

noun

The act of communicating with the dead in order to discover what is going to happen in the future, or black magic (= magic used for bad purposes)

adjective

Relating to witchcraft or black magic, especially the supposed practice of communicating with the dead.

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Necromantic spells

adjective

Not discovered or known about; uncertain.

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His origins and parentage are obscure

verb

Keep from being seen; conceal.

Usage examples:

Grey clouds obscure the sun

adjective

Not known to many people

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An obscure 18th-century painter, official policy has changed for reasons that remain obscure.

adjective

Denoting events or phenomena such as telekinesis or clairvoyance that are beyond the scope of normal scientific understanding.

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A mystic who can prove he has paranormal powers

adjective

Impossible to explain by known natural forces or by science

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Paranormal powers/events/forces, this book is about people who claim to have paranormal abilities s…

adjective

Beyond what is normal or natural.

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Autumn had arrived with preternatural speed

adjective

More than is usual or natural

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Anger gave me preternatural strength, and i managed to force the door open.

adjective

Relating to or denoting faculties or phenomena that are apparently inexplicable by natural laws, especially involving telepathy or clairvoyance.

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Psychic powers

noun

A person considered or claiming to have psychic powers; a medium.

Usage examples:

Pier-end palmists and fake psychics

adjective

Having to do with the mind and the emotions rather than with the body

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Regular exercise has psychic as well as physical benefits., psychic phenomena

adjective

(of a subject or knowledge) little known; abstruse.

Usage examples:

The book is full of recondite information

adjective

Not known about by many people and difficult to understand

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We had to work from material that was both complex and recondite.

adjective

Not known or seen or not meant to be known or seen by others.

Usage examples:

How did you guess i'd got a secret plan?

noun

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

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A state secret

noun

A piece of information that is not generally known or is not known by someone else and should not be told to others

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We don’t keep secrets from each other., don’t tell anyone – it’s a secret., what’s the secret of yo…

noun

The use of magic, especially black magic.

Usage examples:

I don't know whether you believe in witchcraft, sorcery, black magic, and all that kind of thing.

noun

A type of magic that is used esp. to harm someone or make things happen

adjective

(of a manifestation or event) attributed to some force beyond scientific understanding or the laws of nature.

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A supernatural being

noun

Manifestations or events considered to be of supernatural origin, such as ghosts.

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A frightening manifestation of the supernatural

adjective

(of something’s cause or existence) not able to be explained by the laws of science

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From the center of the tree, a supernatural light began to glow.

adjective

Relating to a spiritual realm.

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The transcendental importance of each person's soul

adjective

A transcendental experience, event, object, or idea is extremely special and unusual and cannot be understood in ordinary ways

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A transcendental vision of the nature of god

adjective

Wearing or covered by a veil.

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A veiled woman

verb

Cover with a veil.

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She veiled her face

noun

A religion practised in parts of the caribbean (especially haiti) and the southern us, combining elements of roman catholic ritual with traditional african magical and religious rites, and characterized by sorcery and spirit possession.

Usage examples:

They can use voodoo to help people

verb

A religion practised in parts of the caribbean and the southern us, combining elements of roman catholic ritual with traditional african magical and religious rites, and characterized by sorcery and spirit possession.

Usage examples:

They can use voodoo to help people

noun

A religion involving magic that began in africa and developed in haiti

noun

The practice of magic, especially black magic; the use of spells.

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Children and goods were believed to be vulnerable to the witchcraft of jealous neighbours

noun

The use of magic, esp. in stories, to help or harm people

noun

The art or practice of magic.

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Merlin used his powers of wizardry for good

noun

The skill of a wizard

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Using their high-tech wizardry, the police were able to locate the owners of the stolen property wi…