n.
Pronunciation: ə - ' k ə lt, ä-; ' ä- ˌ k ə lt
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin occultus, from past participle of occulere to cover up, from ob- in the way + -culere (akin to celare to conceal) ― more at OB- , HELL
Date: 1533
1 : not revealed : SECRET
2 : not easily apprehended or understood : ABSTRUSE , MYSTERIOUS
3 : hidden from view : CONCEALED
4 : of or relating to the occult
5 : not manifest or detectable by clinical methods alone < occult carcinoma> also : not present in macroscopic amounts < occult blood in a stool>
– oc · cult · ly adverb