Category:Occult

Oc*cult", a. Etym: [l. occultus, p.p. of occulere to cover up, hide; Ob (see ob-) + a root prob.akin to e. hell: cf. F. occulte.]

Defn: hidden from the eye or the understanding; inviable; secret; Concealed; unknown. It is of an occult kind, and is so insensible in its advances as to Escape observation. I. Taylor. Occult line (geom.), a line drawn as a part of the construction of a Figure or problem, but not to appear in the finished plan. -- occult qualities, those qualities whose effects only were Observed, but the nature and relations of whose productive agencies Were undetermined; -- so called by the schoolmen. -- occult sciences, those sciences of the middle ages which related To the supposed action or influence of occult qualities, or Supernatural powers, as alchemy, magic, necromancy, and astrology.

Occult Oc*cult", v. t.

Defn: to eclipse; to hide from sight.