occult

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. fiil To cover or hide from view.

   “The Earth occults the Moon during a lunar eclipse.”

2. fiil To dissimulate, conceal, or obfuscate.

   “[…]to do so would occult rather than illuminate the utterly unexpected and surprising character of his coming and of his reign.”

3. sıfat Secret; hidden from general knowledge; undetected.

   “occult blood loss; occult cancer”

4. sıfat not visible, but chemically detectable.

   “occult blood in the urine”

5. sıfat Related to the occult; pertaining to mysticism, magic, or astrology.

   “The concoctions contrived by Italians were particularly in clamant demand, while the occult sciences of astrology and alchemy lent their support[.]”

6. sıfat Esoteric.

   “Elbows almost touching they leaned at ease, idly reading the almost obliterated lines engraved there. ¶ "I never understood it," she observed, lightly scornful. "What occult meaning has a sun-dial for the spooney? I'm sure I don't want to read riddles in a strange gentleman's optics."”

7. isim Supernatural affairs.

   “Due to my strong personal convictions / I wish to stress / That this record / In no way endorses / A belief in the occult”