Dictionary Check: occult

"occult" is a valid word!

Scrabble 10 points
Words with Friends 14 points

Definition

adjective

hidden and difficult to see

Example: "an occult fracture"
adjective

having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding

Example: "mysterious symbols"
noun

supernatural forces and events and beings collectively

Example: "She doesn't believe in the supernatural"
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noun

supernatural practices and techniques

Example: "he is a student of the occult"
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verb

cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention

Example: "The Sun eclipses the moon today"
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verb

become concealed or hidden from view or have its light extinguished

Example: "The beam of light occults every so often"

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