I. oc ‧ cult 1 /ˈɒkʌlt, əˈkʌlt $ əˈkʌlt, ˈɑːkʌlt/ BrE AmE noun
the occult mysterious practices and powers involving magic and ↑ spirit s :
He was a strange man who dabbled in the occult.
—occultist noun [countable]
II. occult 2 BrE AmE adjective [only before noun]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: occultus , from occulere 'to cover up' ]
magical and mysterious:
occult practices
the occult powers