English Dictionary: occult | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Occult \Oc*cult"\, a. [L. occultus, p. p. of occulere to cover up, hide; ob (see {Ob-}) + a root prob.akin to E. hell: cf. F. occulte.] Hidden from the eye or the understanding; inviable; secret; concealed; unknown. It is of an occult kind, and is so insensible in its advances as to escape observation. --I. Taylor. {Occult line} (Geom.), a line drawn as a part of the construction of a figure or problem, but not to appear in the finished plan. {Occult qualities}, those qualities whose effects only were observed, but the nature and relations of whose productive agencies were undetermined; -- so called by the schoolmen. {Occult sciences}, those sciences of the Middle Ages which related to the supposed action or influence of occult qualities, or supernatural powers, as alchemy, magic, necromancy, and astrology. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Occult \Oc*cult"\, v. t. To eclipse; to hide from sight. |