occult

occult
adj
1. mysterious, arcane, inexplicable, unexplainable, inexplainable, unaccountable, insoluble, insolvable, unsolvable, Obs. inextricable; puzzling, enigmatic, baffling, bewildering, confounding, perplexing, mystifying; impenetrable, incomprehensible, inapprehensible, past or beyond comprehension or understanding, unknowable, incognizable, incognosci-ble, inscrutable, unfathomable, indecipherable, undecipherable, undiscoverable; transcendental, mystical, mystic, supernatural, preternatural.
2. secret, cryptic, perdu, private; concealed, hidden, veiled, shrouded, enshrouded; obscure, obscured, dim, vague, shadowy, cloudy, nebulous.
n
3. occultism, cabalism, mysticism, esoterism, esotericism, esotery, hermetics, hermeticism; super-naturalism, transcendentalism.
4. the supernatural, the supersensible; mystery, puzzle, enigma, question, question mark; secret, cabala, esoterica, arcanum, closed or sealed book; unknowable, deep or profound mystery, mystery of mysteries.
v
5. cover, cover up, conceal, hide, veil, mask, screen; eclipse, block; cloud, obscure; shroud, enshroud.

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