He dabbled in the occult.
she had an occult tumor.
The murderer was an occult worshipper.Horoscopes are entertainment, not occult study.
Typically followed by a "the" or "an."as in:David Koresh was the leader of an occult known as the branch dividians.Mary had an easily suggestible nature, falling prey to the occult at a young age.
As a noun: Freedom of religion includes a person's right to believe in the occult if they wish. As a verb: Their power was occult and the public was not aware of it. As an adjective: Margie should spend less time with occult literature and more time with history.
Much of his talk about the occult seems grounded in nothing but trick photography and folklore.
Occult comes from the latin meaning "hidden" and can be used as both an adjective or a noun. One usually referrs to "occult wisdom" or "occult arts" but it is equally valid to say "the occult" in reference to any practice of alternative spirituality (including tarot, crystals, chakras, qabalah, numerology, astrology and so on).Not believing in the occult, he scoffed at the idea of evil spells and magic.There were many occult rituals performed by the native tribes of central Africa.
Alchemy, spirituality, occult, and cosmology all use the symbol "All-Seeing Eye."
Occult means "things that are hidden." (My socks are often hidden.....very occult)
We can not recommend using occult for clearly dishonest purposes, however you could learn in advance which horse will win the next big race and put your money on it.
Horror fiction scares you... Occult fiction involves the paranormal or satanism. Horror might involve occult subjects, and Occult might scare you... so there is a lot of crossover. But that is the difference. There are Horror books that are definitely not occult and Occult books that are not horror. To read more about Occult and see more of the difference, please see the wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occult
The Occult Review ended in 1951.
Occult Reich was created in 1974.
Occult Medicine was created in 2004.