occulted Definition

occult
adj

1. Involving, using or dealing with that which is magical, mystical or supernatural.
2. Beyond ordinary understanding.
3. Secret, hidden or esoteric.

Thesaurus: secret, hidden, obscure, abstruse, impenetrable, recondite, veiled, esoteric, cabalistic, mysterious.

noun

1. The knowledge and study of that which is magical, mystical or supernatural (see the 4b).

Thesaurus: magic, black magic, mysticism, spiritualism, supernaturalism, the black arts, witchcraft.
Form: the occult

verb occulted, occulting

tr & intr
1. To hide or conceal something, or to be hidden or concealed.

Thesaurus: conceal, hide, mask, veil, cover up, block, eclipse, screen, obscure; Antonym: reveal.
tr & intr
2. astron.
Said of a celestial body: to obscure (another celestial body) or to be obscured by occultation.
intr
3. Said of lights, especially the light in a lighthouse, or beacons, etc: to become temporarily invisible at regular intervals.

Derivative: occultism
noun

The doctrine or study of the supernatural, and practices purporting to achieve communication with things hidden and mysterious.

Derivative: occultist
noun

Derivative: occultly
adverb

Derivative: occultness
noun

Etymology: 16c: from Latin occulere, occultum to hide.