Englishoccult
noun
(the occult)
his sister was a spiritualist with a strong interest in the occult:
the supernatural, the paranormal, supernaturalism, magic, black magic, witchcraft, sorcery, necromancy, wizardry, the black arts, Kabbalah, cabbalism, occultism, diabolism, devil worship, devilry, voodoo, hoodoo, white magic, witchery, witching, orenda, mysticism;
New Zealand makutu;
rare theurgy.
adjective
occult powers |
an occult ceremony:
supernatural, magic, magical, mystical, mystic, paranormal, psychic, necromantic, preternatural, transcendental;
secret, hidden, dark, concealed, veiled, invisible, obscure, recondite, cryptic, arcane, abstruse, esoteric, cabbalistic;
inexplicable, unexplainable, unfathomable, incomprehensible, impenetrable, unrevealed, puzzling, perplexing, mystifying, mysterious, enigmatic, hermetic.
occult Oxford Dictionary of English