occult

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun supernatural forces and events and beings collectively
  2. noun supernatural practices and techniques
  3. verb cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin occultus (“hidden, secret”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

supernatural

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