adj. & v.
--adj.
1. involving the supernatural; mystical, magical.
2 kept secret; esoteric.
3 recondite, mysterious; beyond the range of ordinary knowledge.
4 Med. not obvious on inspection.
--v.tr. Astron. (of a concealing body much greater in size than the concealed body) hide from view by passing in front; conceal by being in front.
Phrases and idioms:
the occult occult phenomena generally. occulting light a lighthouse light that is cut off at regular intervals.
Derivatives:
occultation n. occultism n. occultist n. occultly adv. occultness n.
Etymology: L occulere occult- (as OB-, celare hide)