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  3  definitions  found 
 
  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  occult 
  adj  :  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},  {secret}] 
  n  :  supernatural  forces  and  events  and  beings  collectively;  "She 
  doesn't  believe  in  the  supernatural"  [syn:  {supernatural}] 
  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}] 
  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" 




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