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oc‧cult /ˈɒkʌlt, əˈkʌlt $ əˈkʌlt, ˈɑːkʌlt/ noun
occult adjective [only before noun]
از نظر پنهان کردن، مخفی کردن، پوشیده، نهانی، سری، رمزی، مکتوم، اسرار آمیز، مستتر کردن، مهندسی: پوشیده، نظامی: رمزی
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Synonyms & Related Wordsoccult[adjective]Synonyms: supernatural, arcane, esoteric, magical, mysterious, mystical
Related Words: arcane,
mysterious,
cabalistic,
mystical,
supernatural,
eerie,
unearthly,
weird
English Thesaurus: magic, witchcraft, spell, curse, the occult, ... [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
English DictionaryI. oc‧cult1 /ˈɒkʌlt, əˈkʌlt $ əˈkʌlt, ˈɑːkʌlt/
noun the occult mysterious practices and powers involving magic and
spirits:
He was a strange man who dabbled in the occult.—occultist noun [countable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
II. occult2 adjective [only before noun][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: occultus, from occulere 'to cover up']
magical and mysterious:
occult practices
the occult powers [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Thesaurusmagic noun [uncountable] the power to make impossible things happen, by saying special words or doing special actions:
In the story, she uses magic to turn him into a frog.
Local people believe that he can heal wounds and illnesses using magic.witchcraft noun [uncountable] the use of magic, usually to do bad things:
Hundreds of women were accused of witchcraft in the 1600s.spell noun [countable] a special set of words or actions that are used to make something happen by magic:
a magic spell
An evil witch cast a spell on him (=said a special set of words or did a special series of actions, in order to make something happen to someone by magic), turning him into a beast.curse (
also hex American English)
noun [countable] something that makes someone or something have bad luck:
The house seemed to have a curse on it.
People believed the pharaoh would put a curse on (=use magic to make them have bad luck)anyone who broke into the tomb.
She believed her former husband had put a hex on her.the occult mysterious powers and events that involve magic and spirits:
He was very interested in the occult.voodoo noun [uncountable] magical beliefs and practices used as a form of religion:
a voodoo curse
In Haiti, the people still practice voodoo. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲