/ əˈkʌlt; ˈɒkʌlt; NAmE ˈɑːk-/ adjective
1.
[ only before noun ] connected with magic powers and things that cannot be explained by reason or science
SYN supernatural :
occult practices
2.
the occult noun [ sing. ] everything connected with occult practices, etc. :
He's interested in witchcraft and the occult.
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WORD ORIGIN
late 15th cent. (as a verb): from Latin occultare secrete, frequentative of occulere conceal, based on celare to hide; the adjective and noun from occult- covered over, from the verb occulere .